Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.
Mickey Rooney
George Bancroft
Fay Bainter
Virginia Weidler
Eugene Pallette
Victor Kilian
Bobby Jordan
Lloyd Corrigan
John Kellogg
Clem Bevans
Eily Malyon
Harry Shannon
Ernie Adams
Maude Allen
Jessie Arnold
Polly Bailey
Sherwood Bailey
Jack Baxley
John Beck
Arthur Belasco
Sammy Blum
Stanley Blystone
Wade Boteler
Eddy Chandler
Jack Daley
Leigh De Lacey
John Webb Dillion
Fern Emmett
Budd Fine
Olin Howland
Philip Hurlic
John Ince
Mitchell Ingraham
Milton Kibbee
Del Lawrence
Mitchell Lewis
George Magrill
Wally Maher
Claire McDowell
Frances Morris
Emory Parnell
Lee Phelps
Victor Potel
Mickey Rentschler
Marion Sheldon
Buster Slaven
Marvin Stephens
Harry Strang
Forrest Taylor
Spencer Tracy
Frank Whitbeck
Joe Whitehead
Al Thompson
J.M. Kerrigan