Movie: Young Tom Edison (1940)

Movie: Young Tom Edison (1940)

Summary

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. Toms only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things. Starring: Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft & Virginia Weidler