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- Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- 1940
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Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Mickey Rooney and George Bancroft in a Movie Still from "Young Tom Edison," 1940 - The 1940 film <em>Young Tom Edison</em> explores the early life of the inventor. Mickey Rooney (left) stars as the teenage Thomas Edison, and George Bancroft (right) portrays Edison's father. The film recounts Edison's early experiments and attempts at invention--the disasters and triumphs. The film premiered in Port Huron, Michigan, where young Tom grew up.
- 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Mickey Rooney and George Bancroft in a Movie Still from "Young Tom Edison," 1940
The 1940 film Young Tom Edison explores the early life of the inventor. Mickey Rooney (left) stars as the teenage Thomas Edison, and George Bancroft (right) portrays Edison's father. The film recounts Edison's early experiments and attempts at invention--the disasters and triumphs. The film premiered in Port Huron, Michigan, where young Tom grew up.