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Edison, the Man

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

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Edison, the Man -- Spencer Tracy plays the American go-getter who sells his first invention to Western Electric in order to set up his own laboratory, saves it by chancing upon the phonograph, then in 1886 achieves his dream of the electric light. Director Clarence Brown uses occasional comic touches to keep the idealized biography from getting too sentimental, but Tracy's likeable performance is what makes it worth watching. Its picture of science in the service of humanity as well as the virtues of dedication and hard work will not be lost on the young. (A-I) (br) 1940

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.