Director: Norman Taurog

Writers: Bradbury Foote; Dore Schary; Hugo Butler; H. Alan Dunn

Musical Score: Edward Ward

Producer: John W. Considine, Jr.

Keywords: Drama, Biography

Boyhood of America's most successful inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, concentrating on the time he spent in Port Huron, Michigan. Essentially all of the major incidents in the film did actually occur, small liberties taken here or there. Strong performances by Mickey Rooney and supporting cast. Followed by Edison, the Man (1940), by largely the same writers.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fay Bainter	Actor	7-Dec-1891	16-Apr-1968	Jezebel
George Bancroft	Actor	30-Sep-1882	2-Oct-1956	Thunderbolt
Clem Bevans	Actor	16-Oct-1879	11-Aug-1963	Saboteur
Lloyd Corrigan	Actor	16-Oct-1900	5-Nov-1969	Arthur Manleder in Boston Blackie films
Victor Kilian	Actor	6-Mar-1891	11-Mar-1979	Raymond Larkin on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Eugene Pallette	Actor	8-Jul-1889	3-Sep-1954	The Adventures of Robin Hood
Mickey Rooney	Actor	23-Sep-1920	6-Apr-2014	Actor in Andy Hardy comedies, musicals
Virginia Weidler	Actor	21-Mar-1927	1-Jul-1968	The Philadelphia Story

CAST

Mickey Rooney	...   Tom Edison
with
Fay Bainter	...   Mrs. Samuel Edison
George Bancroft	...   Samuel Edison
Virginia Weidler	...   Tannie Edison
Eugene Pallette	...   Mr. Nelson
Victor Kilian	...   Mr. Dingle
Bobbie Jordan	...   Joe Dingle
J. M. Kerrigan	...   Mr. McCarney
Lloyd Corrigan	...   Dr. Pender
John Kellogg	...   Bill Edison
Clem Bevans	...   Mr. Waddell
Eily Malyon	...   School Teacher
Harry Shannon	...   Capt. Brackett

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