Young Tom Edison
This is a story of triumph.. the triumph of an American boy, who had courage, imagination and faith.
1940 | 86m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Norman Taurog |
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| Writer: | Dore Schary, Hugo Butler, Bradbury Foote |
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| Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 15, 1940 |
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| Director: | Norman Taurog |
| Writer: | Dore Schary, Hugo Butler, Bradbury Foote |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | inventor, biography, historical figure, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rooney | Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison |
| George Bancroft | Samuel 'Sam' Edison |
| Fay Bainter | Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison |
| Virginia Weidler | Tannie Edison |
| Eugene Pallette | Mr. Nelson |
| Victor Kilian | Mr. Dingle |
| Bobby Jordan | Joe 'Joey' Dingle |
| Lloyd Corrigan | Dr. Pender |
| John Kellogg | Bill Edison |
| Clem Bevans | Mr. Waddell |
| Eily Malyon | Miss Lavina Howard, School Teacher |
| Harry Shannon | Army Captain Brackett |
| Ernie Adams | Passenger Buying Maple Sugar |
| Maude Allen | Woman Fainting at Downed Bridge |
| Jessie Arnold | Woman at Station |
| Polly Bailey | Woman at Station |
| Sherwood Bailey | Red, Joe's Friend |
| Jack Baxley | Man at Dingle's Store |
| John Beck | Bartender |
| Arthur Belasco | Telegrapher |
| Sammy Blum | Train Passenger |
| Stanley Blystone | Army Officer on Train |
| Wade Boteler | Si Weaver |
| Eddy Chandler | Mr. Briggs |
| Jack Daley | Man at Station |
| Leigh De Lacey | Train Passenger |
| John Webb Dillion | Man at Station |
| Fern Emmett | Mrs. McCarney |
| Budd Fine | Train Passenger |
| Olin Howland | Telegrapher (Indian Attack) |
| Philip Hurlic | Black Boy at Tree |
| John Ince | Man at Station |
| Mitchell Ingraham | Man at Station |
| Milton Kibbee | Baggage Man |
| Del Lawrence | Train Passenger |
| Mitchell Lewis | McGuire - Train Engineer |
| George Magrill | Train Passenger |
| Wally Maher | Man at Station |
| Claire McDowell | Woman at Station |
| Frances Morris | Woman at Station |
| Emory Parnell | Bob |
| Lee Phelps | Train Engineer Miller |
| Victor Potel | Mr. Tompkins |
| Mickey Rentschler | Johnny, Joe's Friend |
| Marion Sheldon | Train Passenger |
| Buster Slaven | Boy at Tree |
| Marvin Stephens | Frank Allen |
| Harry Strang | Army Officer |
| Forrest Taylor | Train Passenger |
| Spencer Tracy | Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison |
| Frank Whitbeck | Narrator (voice) |
| Joe Whitehead | Mr. Hodge |
| Al Thompson | Man at Station |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Mr. McCarney |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dore Schary | Screenplay |
| Norman Taurog | Director |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Sidney Wagner | Director of Photography |
| Elmo Veron | Editor |
| Hugo Butler | Screenplay |
| Bradbury Foote | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John W. Considine Jr. | Producer |
| Orville O. Dull | Associate Producer |
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