"Edison, the Man" quotes

Edison, the Man poster
82 year old inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison is honored in 1929 and he reflects back on his sixty year career of scientific achievement.

Director: Clarence Brown
Writer: Talbot Jennings, Bradbury Foote, Dore Schary
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: biography, drama
Year: 1940
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.0
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 10 May 1940
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

8 Clips

Mr Edison you're simply wasting my time Well in that case I won't waste mine - Edison, the Man 00:12 Mr Edison you're simply wasting my time Well in that case I... Merry Christmas - Edison, the Man 00:04 Merry Christmas Nice thing about mistakes they don't have to be permanent - Edison, the Man 00:07 Nice thing about mistakes they don't have to be permanent How do you do - Edison, the Man 00:10 How do you do Uncle Ben I've got to do something And I'm open for suggestions - Edison, the Man 00:15 Uncle Ben I've got to do something And I'm open for... Well we failed again - Edison, the Man 00:21 Well we failed again We've no guarantee that these theories of yours are workable - Edison, the Man 00:14 We've no guarantee that these theories of yours are workable I ain't hungry I keep worrying about Bunt - Edison, the Man 00:19 I ain't hungry I keep worrying about Bunt

Cast

Thomas A. Edison - Spencer Tracy
Mary Stilwell - Rita Johnson
James G. 'Bunt' Cavatt - Lynne Overman
General Powell - Charles Coburn
Mr. Taggart - Gene Lockhart
All Cast