Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Gene Lockhart
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with invention of an early form...( read more
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Very "Hollywoodized" biography of Thomas Edison, a follow up to "Young Tom Edison". Spencer Tracy is, as always, great. He is one of those few actors who gives a fine performance, no matter what material he has to work with. This film entertains and is very worth watching.
what a fab movie. Spencer is a great actor and he played Edison well. Never give up and stand for your beliefs.
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