Edison, the Man
1940 · 107 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,886 VOTES · DIR. Clarence Brown
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,215 lines
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00:00:17 EDISON, THE MAN
00:05:08 Thomas Edison who, through their work
00:08:46 All is not bad, they did not accept the project but used it with great success
00:12:28 Sounds good boy, how much do you need?
00:16:28 See you next Christmas. Close the door.
00:20:17 I just need a place to work, tools and some men.
00:25:14 - Will not you sit? - Thank you.
00:29:52 It's been a wonderful night. Dinner, the concert ...
00:33:20 Good luck, Tom.
00:40:09 What parent does not pamper his child?
00:43:27 He has not dealt with them, there's the rub.
00:47:38 Children do not even ask about you.
00:51:35 I would like to express how happy I am.
00:56:14 - Tom, we have something to discuss. - Not now, dear.
01:02:19 Since then he has assembled quite a stir.
01:09:23 I had to catch a rattlesnake as a pet.
01:12:30 He said something that is not true and never will be.
01:17:05 - Thank you. - Connect the power.
01:20:51 But the thread is very delicate. It will break.
01:30:04 Edison asked the council to inspect the new system
01:32:41 I suggest that he be granted a period of three months.
01:37:14 More, now, more, more.
01:41:31 MIMEÓGRAFO
01:45:33 toward more light.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,215
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:17
Final line01:45:33
Production Record
DirectorClarence Brown
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,886