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15 March 1940 (USA) morePlot:
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A terrific and timeless film moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Mickey Rooney | ... | Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison |
 | Fay Bainter | ... | Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison |
| George Bancroft | ... | Samuel 'Sam' Edison |
| Virginia Weidler | ... | Tannie Edison |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | Mr. Nelson |
| Victor Kilian | ... | Mr. Dingle |
| Bobby Jordan | ... | Joe 'Joey' Dingle (as Bobbie Jordan) |
| J.M. Kerrigan | ... | Mr. McCarney |
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | Dr. Pender |
| John Kellogg | ... | Bill Edison |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Mr. Waddell |
| Eily Malyon | ... | Miss Lavina Howard, School Teacher |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Army Captain Brackett |
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This was always a favorite of mine when I would see it on television many years ago but I had forgotten how good a film it still is. I just saw it today on TCM and I have to say something about this under-appreciated gem. The cast is a terrific ensemble of filmdom's great character actors such as George Bancroft who appears in countless films, among them Stagecoach. He plays Tom's father with great heart and finally when he realizes who is son really is, they share a heartwarming thumping of the town's most obnoxious father, son pairing. Virginia Weidler is very good as Tom's sister. Another of Hollywood's most talented children, she appeared frequently with Mickey and Judy and also had a high profile role in The Philadelphia story.
Fay Bainter has one of her best roles ever as Tom's mother, easily worthy of an academy nod. While the story may not resemble reality, it communicates some very important human truths about family. This film is every bit as good as The Yearling and should be considered a must for family viewing.