Young Tom Edison
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Written by | H. Alan Dunn |
| Screenplay by | Hugo Butler Bradbury Foote Dore Schary Jack Mintz |
| Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Starring | Mickey Rooney Fay Bainter George Bancroft |
| Cinematography | Sidney Wagner |
| Edited by | Elmo Veron |
| Music by | Edward Ward |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Young Tom Edison is a 1940 biographical film about the early life of inventor Thomas Edison directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mickey Rooney. The film was the first of a complementary pair of Edison biopics that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released in 1940. Edison, the Man, starring Spencer Tracy, followed two months later, completing the two-part story of Edison's life.
The film had a special preview on February 10, 1940 in Port Huron, Michigan, the place where Thomas Edison spent his childhood.