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Young Tom Edison (1940) Full Cast & Crew
1940
Movie
"This is a story of triumph.. the triumph of an American boy, who had courage, imagination and faith."
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
M
Mickey Rooney
as Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison
G
George Bancroft
as Samuel 'Sam' Edison
F
Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
V
Virginia Weidler
as Tannie Edison
E
Eugene Pallette
as Mr. Nelson
V
Victor Kilian
as Mr. Dingle
B
Bobby Jordan
as Joe 'Joey' Dingle
L
Lloyd Corrigan
as Dr. Pender
J
John Kellogg
as Bill Edison
C
Clem Bevans
as Mr. Waddell
E
Eily Malyon
as Miss Lavina Howard, School Teacher
H
Harry Shannon
as Army Captain Brackett
E
Ernie Adams
as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
M
Maude Allen
as Woman Fainting at Downed Bridge
J
Jessie Arnold
as Woman at Station
P
Polly Bailey
as Woman at Station
S
Sherwood Bailey
as Red, Joe's Friend
J
Jack Baxley
as Man at Dingle's Store
J
John Beck
as Bartender
A
Arthur Belasco
as Telegrapher
S
Sammy Blum
as Train Passenger
S
Stanley Blystone
as Army Officer on Train
W
Wade Boteler
as Si Weaver
E
Eddy Chandler
as Mr. Briggs
J
Jack Daley
as Man at Station
L
Leigh De Lacey
as Train Passenger
J
John Webb Dillion
as Man at Station
F
Fern Emmett
as Mrs. McCarney
B
Budd Fine
as Train Passenger
O
Olin Howland
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
P
Philip Hurlic
as Black Boy at Tree
J
John Ince
as Man at Station
M
Mitchell Ingraham
as Man at Station
M
Milton Kibbee
as Baggage Man
D
Del Lawrence
as Train Passenger
M
Mitchell Lewis
as McGuire - Train Engineer
G
George Magrill
as Train Passenger
W
Wally Maher
as Man at Station
C
Claire McDowell
as Woman at Station
F
Frances Morris
as Woman at Station
E
Emory Parnell
as Bob
L
Lee Phelps
as Train Engineer Miller
V
Victor Potel
as Mr. Tompkins
M
Mickey Rentschler
as Johnny, Joe's Friend
M
Marion Sheldon
as Train Passenger
B
Buster Slaven
as Boy at Tree
M
Marvin Stephens
as Frank Allen
H
Harry Strang
as Army Officer
F
Forrest Taylor
as Train Passenger
S
Spencer Tracy
as Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison
F
Frank Whitbeck
as Narrator (voice)
J
Joe Whitehead
as Mr. Hodge
A
Al Thompson
as Man at Station
J
J.M. Kerrigan
as Mr. McCarney
Crew
B
Bradbury Foote
Screenplay
H
Hugo Butler
Screenplay
D
Dore Schary
Screenplay
N
Norman Taurog
Director
S
Sidney Wagner
Director of Photography
C
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
J
John W. Considine Jr.
Producer
E
Elmo Veron
Editor
O
Orville O. Dull
Associate Producer
Edison Collection
1940 | Edison, the Man
1940 | Young Tom Edison
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