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86 min 1940 IMDb 5.9

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Young Tom Edison

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee
Director Norman Taurog
Status Released
Release Date 1940-03-15

Storyline

Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.

"This is a story of triumph.. the triumph of an American boy, who had courage, imagination and faith."

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