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.
as Thomas A. Edison
as General Powell
as Bunt Cavatt
as Mary Stilwell
as Mr. Taggart
as Ben Els
as Michael Simon
as Ashton
as Lundstrom
as Edwin Hall
as 'Acid' Graham
as Bigelow
as Jimmy Price
as Mr. Johnson
as Snade
as Sheriff
as Toastmaster
as John Schofield
as Nancy Grey
as First Lecturer
as Minor Role
as Broker
as Sheriff
as Broker
as Party Guest
as Reporter
as Preacher
as Bisbee
as Minor Role
as Mechanic
as Party Guest
as Gold Exchange Clerk
as Minor Role
as Party Guest
as Waiter
as Reporter
as Broker
as Woman
as Minor Role
as Policeman
as Minor Role
as Broker
as Jordan
as Broker
as Galbreath
as Man at Banquet
as Cashier
as Broker
as Party Guest
as Broker
as Broker
as Broker
as Lecturer
as Marion Estelle Edison
as Workman
as Second Lecturer
as Doctor
as Broker
as Policeman
as Party Guest
as Reporter
as Minister
as Blair
as Coachman
as Party Guest
as Party Guest
as Broker
as Broker
as Party Guest
as Waiter
as Lamplighter
as Minor Role
as Butler
as Reporter
as Party Guest
as Minor Role
as Clark
as Secretary
as First Commissioner
as Trailer Narrator (voice)
as Minor Role
as Broker
as Newsboy
