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Edison, the Man poster

Edison, the Man Cast & Characters

Edison, the Man (1940) stars Spencer Tracy as Thomas A. Edison, Charles Coburn as General Powell and Lynne Overman as Bunt Cavatt. The drama movie was released May 10, 1940. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1940 · 1h 47m 68 Audience
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Starring Cast
S
Spencer Tracy
Thomas A. Edison
C
Charles Coburn
General Powell
L
Lynne Overman
Bunt Cavatt
R
Rita Johnson
Mary Stilwell
G
Gene Lockhart
Mr. Taggart
H
Henry Travers
Ben Els
Key crew
Director
Clarence Brown
Screenplay
Talbot Jennings , Bradbury Foote
Music
Herbert Stothart

Full cast

83 cast members

Crew by department

6 crew members