Edison, the man [videorecording] / a Metro Goldwyn Mayer picture ; screenplay by Talbot Jennings and Bradbury Foote ; directed by Clarence Brown ; produced by John W. Considine, Jr.
Material type:
FilmSeries: Archive collectionPublication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2009]Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles: - Edison, the man (Motion picture).
- Director, Clarence Brown.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Edison t | Available | 33111008288967 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 1940, MGM turned out two films on the life of Thomas Alva Edison.The first, Young Tom Edison, starred Mickey Rooney and trotted out all the old Edison folklore, including the now-discredited incident in which Tom loses his hearing by being yanked onto a train by his ears. Edison the Man, starring Spencer Tracy in the title role, downplays certain inconvenient facts (including Edison's strong-arm tactics to protect his patents), but adheres more closely to actual events than its predecessor. The story concentrates on Edison's most productive years, from 1872 to 1882 (surprisingly ignoring his role in the development of the motion picture!) The inventions invented herein include the ticker-tape machine, the phonograph, the Dictaphone, and of course the electric light. Gene Lockhart is on hand to once more perform his movie specialty of the blinkered financier who can see no future in Edison's crazy schemes. The film tries to stir up suspense by giving Edison only six months to complete his dream of illuminating the streets of New York, lest he lose the contract--and, by extension, his credibility. While Young Tom Edison had unexpectedly lost money, Edison the Man was a success; as for Spencer Tracy, he was a versatile enough actor to escape the fate of poor Don Ameche, who was forever and inextricably associated with his portrayal of Alexander Graham Bell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940.
Director, Clarence Brown.
Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman, Charles Coburn, Gene Lockhart, Henry Travers, Felix Bressart.
Incredible biography of the genius who created, among other society-changing inventions, the motion picture medium. This story depicts Edison's beginning when he was a penniless janitor who set up a make-shift laboratory in an office basement.
Not rated.
DVD, Dolby digital mono.
This disc will only play in DVD video "play only" devices.