Young Tom Edison | |
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Directed by | Norman Taurog |
Written by | H. Alan Dunn |
Screenplay by | Hugo Butler Bradbury Foote Dore Schary Jack Mintz |
Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. |
Starring | Mickey Rooney Fay Bainter George Bancroft |
Cinematography | Sidney Wagner |
Edited by | Elmo Veron |
Music by | Edward Ward |
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Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Young Tom Edison is a 1940 biographical film about the early life of inventor Thomas Edison directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mickey Rooney. The film was the first of a complementary pair of Edison biopics that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released in 1940. Edison, the Man, starring Spencer Tracy, followed two months later, completing the two-part story of Edison's life.[1]
The film had a special preview on February 10, 1940 in Port Huron, Michigan, the place where Thomas Edison spent his childhood.[2]