
Young Tom Edison (1940)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.284 |
Directed By
Norman Taurog
Crew
Hugo Butler
Dore Schary
Bradbury Foote
Norman Taurog
John W. Considine Jr.
Sidney Wagner
Orville O. Dull
Cedric Gibbons
Elmo Veron
TOP CAST

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