Cast 54

1. 

   Mickey Rooney

   Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison

2. 

   George Bancroft

   Samuel 'Sam' Edison

3. 

   Fay Bainter

   Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison

4. 

   Virginia Weidler

   Tannie Edison

5. 

   Eugene Pallette

   Mr. Nelson

6. 

   Victor Kilian

   Mr. Dingle

7. 

   Bobby Jordan

   Joe 'Joey' Dingle

8. 

   Lloyd Corrigan

   Dr. Pender

9. 

   John Kellogg

   Bill Edison

10. 

    Clem Bevans

    Mr. Waddell

11. 

    Eily Malyon

    Miss Lavina Howard, School Teacher

12. 

    Harry Shannon

    Army Captain Brackett

13. 

    Ernie Adams

    Passenger Buying Maple Sugar

14. Maude Allen

    Woman Fainting at Downed Bridge

15. 

    Jessie Arnold

    Woman at Station

16. Polly Bailey

    Woman at Station

17. 

    Sherwood Bailey

    Red, Joe's Friend

18. Jack Baxley

    Man at Dingle's Store

19. John Beck

    Bartender

20. Arthur Belasco

    Telegrapher

21. 

    Sammy Blum

    Train Passenger

22. 

    Stanley Blystone

    Army Officer on Train

23. 

    Wade Boteler

    Si Weaver

24. 

    Eddy Chandler

    Mr. Briggs

25. Jack Daley

    Man at Station

26. Leigh De Lacey

    Train Passenger

27. John Webb Dillion

    Man at Station

28. 

    Fern Emmett

    Mrs. McCarney

29. 

    Budd Fine

    Train Passenger

30. 

    Olin Howland

    Telegrapher (Indian Attack)

31. 

    Philip Hurlic

    Black Boy at Tree

32. 

    John Ince

    Man at Station

33. 

    Mitchell Ingraham

    Man at Station

34. 

    Milton Kibbee

    Baggage Man

35. Del Lawrence

    Train Passenger

36. 

    Mitchell Lewis

    McGuire - Train Engineer

37. 

    George Magrill

    Train Passenger

38. Wally Maher

    Man at Station

39. 

    Claire McDowell

    Woman at Station

40. Frances Morris

    Woman at Station

41. 

    Emory Parnell

    Bob

42. 

    Lee Phelps

    Train Engineer Miller

43. 

    Victor Potel

    Mr. Tompkins

44. 

    Mickey Rentschler

    Johnny, Joe's Friend

45. Marion Sheldon

    Train Passenger

46. 

    Buster Slaven

    Boy at Tree

47. Marvin Stephens

    Frank Allen

48. 

    Harry Strang

    Army Officer

49. 

    Forrest Taylor

    Train Passenger

50. 

    Spencer Tracy

    Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison

51. Frank Whitbeck

    Narrator (voice)

52. Joe Whitehead

    Mr. Hodge

53. 

    Al Thompson

    Man at Station

54. 

    J.M. Kerrigan

    Mr. McCarney

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