Edison, the Man (1940)

USA, 106 min
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Basic facts

Original title Edison, the Man
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1941-04-02

Cast

Spencer Tracy
Thomas A. Edison

Rita Johnson
Mary Stilwell

Lynne Overman
Bunt Cavatt

Charles Coburn
general Powell

Gene Lockhart
Mr. Taggart

Henry Travers
Ben Els

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Titles

Original title
  • Edison, the Man
Swedish release title
  • Edison, uppfinnaren
Working title
  • The Wizard of Menlo Park

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Story
Associate Producer
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor

Cast

Spencer Tracy Thomas A. Edison
Rita Johnson Mary Stilwell
Lynne Overman Bunt Cavatt
Charles Coburn general Powell
Gene Lockhart Mr. Taggart
Henry Travers Ben Els
Felix Bressart Michael Simon
Peter Godfrey Ashton
Guy D'Ennery Lundstrom
Byron Foulger Edwin Hall
Milton Parsons "Acid" Graham
Arthur Aylesworth Bigelow
Gene Reynolds Jimmy Price
Addison Richards Mr. Johnson
Grant Mitchell Snade
Paul Hurst sheriff
George Lessey toastmaster
Jay Ward John Schofield
Ann Gillis Nancy Grey
- Ej krediterade:
Frank Faylen Galbreath
Donald Douglas Jordan
Harlan Briggs Bisbee
Charles Trowbridge Clark
Harold Minjir Blair
George Meader präst
Charles Waldron medlem av kommissionen
Charles Lane andre föreläsaren
John Butler mekaniker
Edgar Dearing polis
Tom Mahoney polis
George Ovey lykttändare
George Chandler driftsledare
Edward Earle mäklare
Arthur Stuart Hull mäklare
Howard Chase mäklare
Maurice Costello mäklare
Arthur Belasco mäklare
Edward Hearn mäklare
Louis Natheaux mäklare
Jack Daley mäklare
Hooper Atchley mäklare
Wilfred Lucas mäklare
Harry Humphrey mäklare
Hale Hamilton mäklare
Forbes Murray mäklare
John Dilson mäklare
Lloyd Whitlock mäklare
Jimmy Conlin uppassare
Eddie Gribbon kassör
Emmett Vogan sekreterare
Robert Winkler tidningspojke
Erville Alderson första föreläsaren
Edward Le Saint (as Ed. J. LeSaint) doktor
Cyril Ring journalist
Billy Bletcher journalist
Ralph McCullough journalist
Nick Copeland journalist
Bruce Mitchell kusk
Roy Cummings betjänt
Milton Kibbee arbetare
Eve Kendall Marion Estelle Edison
Harry Bradley (as Harry C. Bradley) predikant
Michael Simms Thomas Edison Jr.
Alex Pollard butler
Walter S. Fenner (as Walter Fenner) man på banketten
Edward Keane föreläsare
Joe Whitehead
Harry Strang
William Arnold (as Billy Arnold)
Thomas Pogue
Nell Craig
Fritzi Brunette
Helen Dickson

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Clarence Brown's Production
Copyright Loew's Inc. 1940-05-13 (LP9662)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1941

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 62769
Date 1941-03-29
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2940 meters
Notes Visningskopiorna nedklippta av distributören till 2915 m - 107 min.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2915 meter
Length in minutes 106 min
Dialogue
  • English
Textad
  • Swedish


Production location

1940-01 1940-03

Release dates

First showing 1940-05-10 USA 107 min
Release in Sweden 1941-04-02 Riviera Stockholm Sweden 107 min
TV showing 1971-11-28 TV1 Sweden
1977-04-02 TV2 Sweden

Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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