Edison, the Man Page #3

Synopsis: Hoored at a banquet for his sixty year career as an inventor, scientist, and businessman, 89 year old Thomas Alva Edison reflects back on his long career, which includes such achievements as the stock market ticker, the phonograph, the light bulb, and the motion picture.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Clarence Brown
Production: MGM
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
PASSED
Year:
1940
107 min
325 Views


I think he's right.

Graham, Lingstrom, Bigelow, presntense al Sr. Edison.

I would like to make some models of these sketches. Try this.

Of course.

Do you think he'll like?

I think that will get an incorrigible womanizer not out overnight.

To work, boys.

Want to try it?

Thank you, I prefer to work for the company.

All right. I think I'll try it myself.

Simon, sorry but you'll have to do without.

Do you have any other job?

No.

I'm sure you can do this.

I will do what i can.

Do you care to stay and work awhile tonight?

I have a very important thing to do.

- No, I did not care. - Thank you.

What are you doing?

I am inviting a lady to dinner with me.

- What did you say? - You would love. Want to try?

It's been a wonderful night. Dinner, the concert ...

- I did not know you liked music. - If it is simple, yes.

Look what a nice sofa.

If he could see better. When illuminated windows

with electric lamps themselves that you can see well.

I What is electricity? One year work she does not know what is.

Nobody knows.

A friend told me it was like a dachshund,

long enough to reach from Edinburgh to London.

Edinburgh tail and barks in London.

Nobody knows what goes through the dog and into the cable.

There are also people electricity.

Sometimes I have so much in hair can not comb my hair.

Really? Well, it does not look at him.

Perhaps you are a human drummer, we're going to do some tests.

- It's what you are, a human battery. - Have I given current?

Not exactly, give me your hand. You are full of electricity. I noticed.

You better get going.

This is a scientific experiment. Theoretically, electricity

always travels in the same direction, from positive to negative.

Positive negative.

There is a fault somewhere.

- You are the positive, right? - Very positive.

- Does that make me be negative? - I hope not.

Someone always interferes with science.

Really the machine work?

At least work at 4 in the morning when I left.

And he had ten weeks. Now you'll see.

Come, come. I'll show you.

Observador.

Wait, wait.

Sr. Edison.

Sr. Edison.

- I do not know, is not working. - It does not work?

Strange, it should work.

- Congratulations. Good job. - All right, Tom.

- We did not think I would get it. - What does it mean to us?

Mr. Edison, an excellent job.

Thank you. What time is it?

The seven.

God, I must be in New York at 9.

- We have time. - Somebody put my hat.

Of course.

Here we go guys.

Tom.

- Do you think they'll like? - Sure you will like.

- How do you think I should ask? - How much do you think it?

I do not know. I would take two thousand dollars.

Let me make you an offer before saying anything.

Good idea.

You think you're nothing but wood metal and glass.

Not so, you're dreams, hard work and faith.

- Do not let us down. - Thanks for telling us.

Good luck, Tom.

Tom.

- What do you think? - He did it.

It works.

It looks like it is.

Are you interested in running a factory to build these devices?

No, sir, would sell.

- There are other things I want to do. - What are those things?

Well, I teach is the General when it sees fit.

- I like to smoke cigars here. - I'm associated with the General,

- So let's talk business. - I'm ready.

How much you want to machine the bag?

How think it would be fair?

What do you think $ 20,000?

- How much? - I said $ 20,000.

$ 20,000 ...

Well, I ... 20.000, I ...

Perhaps a reasonable price to be $ 30,000.

- 30,000? - Yes, 30,000.

- Well, I ... - That are 40,000.

With rights and everything, I think it's fair.

Yes, General, I think it's fair.

General, before making the check, you beat me some money.

$ 215 in cash.

106.23 in material, that adds $ 321 and 23 cents.

Are you sure that's right?

Yes sir. I am.

Very good.

Well, forget it.

Thank you sir.

- What will I do with all that money? - I'll tell you what I will do.

- I will not buy shares in gas. - Well, there are worse things.

I doubt it, Mr. Taggart.

Here are the papers of the patent. Now is yours.

- Thank you. - You are welcome bye.

Wait, do not be too cheerful.

You may want to know that we were willing to go to $ 60,000.

- Really? - Yes.

Perhaps you may be wondering who was willing to sell it for 2,000.

- Mr Edison, how has it gone? - Calm down, I'll tell you everything later.

What he has been sold.

$ 40,000.

He says "will you marry me?".

She says, "Yes, Tom."

He says, "low right now."

She says, "right now".

- Congratulations! - Be happy!

Mr. Edison, I would like to work with you anywhere.

Of course, of course.

Congratulations ...

Well, what are you waiting for?

Well, what are we waiting for?

- Congratulations, Mr. Edison. - A boy.

All right, Tom.

- First a girl, now a child. - One of two things had to be.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Thank you.

- Do not smoke cigars? - Yes, but I'll save it for another day.

Take another Monday. There is more to each.

- Thanks again. - Thanks, Tom.

It is not known when it can happen again.

It may not be until next year.

- More? You eat a lot. - Tom, are almost nine.

- Really? - You're spoiling the child.

What parent does not pamper his child?

You late to the workshop three times what your people think?

Have patience with me. True? It is not like this?

They will take it in stride. Dad has to work to buy more soup.

I'll have to rush you.

It has been a pleasure to see. Visit us when you pass by.

Here, you eat alone.

- Bye sweetheart. - Goodbye.

Goodbye, Tom. Say goodbye. Say goodbye. Well.

Go Mr Els, But, how are you?

- Are and seven o'clock? - Well, it was seven.

Yes, two days ago. What kind of entrepreneur are you?

- What have you been doing? - I was feeding the baby.

The wheels of industry have to stop for a baby.

- They are not stops. You can hear them. - Refers to yours,

Is not that right, But?

- It's no use. I'm broke. - But you look so good.

Did you say broke?

- Really? - Practically.

It can not be, you are an important businessman.

You have a laboratory, wife and children, all that.

I just need five dollars.

See if you can get ten and give me five.

But at least you could have let me finish hello.

There must be a leak in your company. Problem of accounting.

There are the books.

- Books, I see none. - There you have.

I owe bills, invoices to be me, or vice versa.

- But that's it in a nutshell. - In a nutshell.

Come here and take a look.

- No wonder you are insolvent. - Insolvent? Better than ruined.

But it means the same thing, right?

It has a nice home here, Tom.

I just wanted to show you where the money I invest.

- Good morning, Michael. - Good Morning.

This the Jack, any progress?

I have it. This time I have.

I just need some more days.

Well, all right, I knew you could do it, continues as well.

Wonderful, I never thought I'd get.

- What has been achieved? - Of course, that's what he said.

He has not achieved anything but I like to hear you talk like that.

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Talbot Jennings

Talbot Jennings (August 24, 1894 – May 30, 1985) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Writing and Screenplay, for Mutiny on the Bounty in 1935 and Anna and the King of Siam in 1946. more…

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