Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man (1940)

May 10th, 19401h 47min

History, Drama
68%

Overview

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Madame X

Madame X


Released on: 1937-10-01
Drama

An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she i...

Maytime

Maytime


Released on: 1937-03-26
Music, Drama, Romance

An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teache...

The Firefly

The Firefly


Released on: 1937-11-05
History, Music, Drama

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her...

Camille

Camille


Released on: 1936-12-26
Drama, Romance, History

Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gamb...

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet


Released on: 1936-09-03
Drama, Romance

Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.

Les Misérables

Les Misérables


Released on: 1935-04-20
Drama, History, Romance

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

David Copperfield

David Copperfield


Released on: 1935-01-18
Drama, Romance, Adventure

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal de...

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo


Released on: 1934-09-06
Drama, Adventure

After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a le...

The Born Losers

The Born Losers


Released on: 1967-07-12
Action, Drama, Thriller

A ruthless motorcycle gang rides into a California town and terrorizes its denizens.

Young Bess

Young Bess


Released on: 1953-05-29
Drama, History, Romance

The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch ...

The King and the Clown

The King and the Clown


Released on: 2005-12-29
Drama, History, Thriller

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king....

Jesus

Jesus


Released on: 1979-10-19
Drama

Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.

Patton

Patton


Released on: 1970-01-25
War, Drama, History

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film...

Titanic

Titanic


Released on: 1943-09-24
Drama, History

In 1912, the Titanic embarks on its inevitable collision course with history. In the wake of the ove...

The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery


Released on: 1978-12-14
Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Crime

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a mov...

Caligula

Caligula


Released on: 1979-08-14
Drama, History

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the e...

Nixon

Nixon


Released on: 1995-12-22
Drama, History

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while bat...

The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville


Released on: 1994-10-28
Comedy, Romance, Drama

An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustl...

Teen Batti Char Raasta

Teen Batti Char Raasta


Released on: 1953-02-27
Comedy, Drama

Ramesh, the youngest son of a well-to-do family, falls in love with a woman he hears singing on the ...

The Sonnenbrucks

The Sonnenbrucks


Released on: 1951-03-01
Drama

Professor Sonnenbruck is a scientist who is not particularly interested in politics. Even the meetin...