Film
Young Tom Edison
1940· NR· 1h 26m· Drama
“This is a story of triumph.. the triumph of an American boy, who had courage, imagination and faith.”
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.
1940-03-15
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Key Crew
DirectorNorman Taurog
ScreenplayBradbury Foote
ProducerJohn W. Considine Jr.
Director of PhotographySidney Wagner
EditorElmo Veron
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 9 crew)
Details
Released1940-03-15
Runtime1h 26m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.9/10 · 11 votes
Original languageen
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