Academy Awards, USA 1941
| Nominated Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story Hugo Butler Dore Schary |
MGM
Directed by Clarence Brown
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Story of the American inventor from his humble beginnings in a New York City basement to his worldwide fame after introducing the electric light bulb. There are plenty of detours along the way: he gets married and has kids, after an initial success he goes broke when he fails to find any new inventions and his long struggle with the light bulb. It's interesting but routine, with too many montages to show the passing of time and Tracy failing to provide the necessary spark.
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