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Directed by | |||
| Clarence Brown | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Talbot Jennings | (screen play) and | |
| Bradbury Foote | (screen play) | |
| Dore Schary | (original story) and | |
| Hugo Butler | (original story) | |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
 | Spencer Tracy | ... | Thomas A. Edison |
 | Rita Johnson | ... | Mary Stilwell |
| Lynne Overman | ... | Bunt Cavatt |
 | Charles Coburn | ... | General Powell |
 | Gene Lockhart | ... | Mr. Taggart |
| Henry Travers | ... | Ben Els |
| Felix Bressart | ... | Michael Simon |
| Peter Godfrey | ... | Ashton |
| Guy D'Ennery | ... | Lundstrom |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Edwin Hall |
| Milton Parsons | ... | 'Acid' Graham |
| Arthur Aylesworth | ... | Bigelow |
| Gene Reynolds | ... | Jimmy Price |
| Addison Richards | ... | Mr. Johnson |
| Grant Mitchell | ... | Snade |
| Paul Hurst | ... | Sheriff |
| George Lessey | ... | Toastmaster |
| Jay Ward | ... | John Schofield |
| Ann Gillis | ... | Nancy Gray |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Erville Alderson | ... | First Lecturer (uncredited) |
| William Arnold | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Hooper Atchley | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Arthur Belasco | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
 | Billy Bletcher | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry C. Bradley | ... | Preacher (uncredited) |
| Harlan Briggs | ... | Bisbee (uncredited) |
| Fritzi Brunette | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| John Butler | ... | Mechanic (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | ... | Gold Exchange Clerk (uncredited) |
| Howard Chase | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Conlin | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Nick Copeland | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Maurice Costello | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Nell Craig | ... | Woman (uncredited) |
| Jack Daley | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Donald Douglas | ... | Jordan (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
 | Frank Faylen | ... | Galbreath (uncredited) |
| Walter Fenner | ... | Man at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Eddie Gribbon | ... | Cashier (uncredited) |
| Hale Hamilton | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Harry Humphrey | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | ... | Lecturer (uncredited) |
| Eve Kendall | ... | Marion Estelle Edison (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | ... | Workman (uncredited) |
 | Charles Lane | ... | Second Lecturer (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Tom Mahoney | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Ralph McCullough | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| George Meader | ... | Minister (uncredited) |
| Harold Minjir | ... | Blair (uncredited) |
| Bruce Mitchell | ... | Coachman (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| George Ovey | ... | Lamplighter (uncredited) |
| Thomas Pogue | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Alexander Pollard | ... | Butler (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Jackie Taylor | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Clark (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | ... | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Charles Waldron | ... | First Commissioner (uncredited) |
| Frank Whitbeck | ... | Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Joe Whitehead | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Whitlock | ... | Broker (uncredited) |
| Robert Winkler | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
Produced by | |||
| John W. Considine Jr. | .... | producer | |
| Orville O. Dull | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Herbert Stothart | (musical score) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harold Rosson | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Fredrick Y. Smith | (film editor) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gile Steele | (costumes: men) | ||
| Dolly Tree | (costumes: women) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jack Dawn | .... | makeup creator | |
Production Management | |||
| Jay Marchant | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert A. Golden | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| John S. Detlie | .... | associate art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
Music Department | |||
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| David Snell | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Franz Waxman | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Eugene Zador | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
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