Hoored at a banquet for his sixty year career as an inventor, scientist, and businessman, 89 year old Thomas Alva Edison reflects back on his long career, which includes such achievements as the stock market ticker, the phonograph, the light bulb, and the motion picture.... (Full plot summary below)
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Hoored at a banquet for his sixty year career as an inventor, scientist, and businessman, 89 year old Thomas Alva Edison reflects back on his long career, which includes such achievements as the stock market ticker, the phonograph, the light bulb, and the motion picture.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevySpencer Tracy plays the pioneering scientist in this decent but routine MGM biopic, directed by Clarence Brown |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowBiography depicts famous inventor as smart, curious hero. |
| User ReviewJohn YSuch a great film about one of the smartest men who ever lived. |
| User ReviewAdam RStarts with him as an old man being honored and interviewed. The film comprises of a flashback that shows what led to him lighting up New York City with electricity. Edison reveals in an interview that he does not cary a watch. I found that interesting as well. This film covers the struggles Edison faced to invent the lightbulb and up to lighting up New York City and some of the other inventions that came through his associate workers such as recording sound. What I did not know before this film was that Edison's first invention was not the lightbulb or that so many doubted Edison's ability to make the lightbulb before he found a way to make it work for long periods of time. I did not know that he tried making the lightbulb at first without something to confine it. I also did not realize what helped sustain the lights energy was a lack of oxygen and more of vacuum or another gas prior to see this film. I always thought it was just to protect anyone from getting shocked by electricity be accident. At the end Edison as an older man gives a speech where he has concerns over Has science gone too far to construct mans own destruction balance. Is it Man's own destiny. Could man have constructed it's own destruction by the technological innovations it has come by? I found it kind of ironic that the end of the film would end with questioning his or human inventions to think such a good thing was so bad. |
| User ReviewAshley HAn interesting well made very in accurate portrayal of one of history's greatest inventors Thomas Edison. This film shows him in a highly glorified light & although a talented man this film failed to show the strongholds he put up to keep his patents. Spencer Tracey was fantastic as Tom Edison & although its a little bias on its own it is an interesting film. It goes in detail the battle physically & mentally that Edison went through to create the light bulb. A classic Hollywood Biopic that is well worth a watch. |
| User ReviewJames Hwhat a fab movie. Spencer is a great actor and he played Edison well. Never give up and stand for your beliefs. |
| User ReviewBilly HAWESOME. I'm the SECOND PERSON ON ALL OF FACEBOOK to review this movie. I enjoyed it. |
