Insull

"Although William often played toughs and strongmen, in his actual life he was an elegant man with a brilliant intellect who loved to argue about politics and current affairs, discuss philosophy and physics and assert fine-pointed opinions about art and poetry," his wife Sigrid Insull Lucking wrote in an obituary posted on Facebook by his friend and fellow actor Stephen Macht.

The main problem, despite committed and at times vivid performances by the three main actors — and a mostly perfunctory supporting appearance by Tom Holland as Edison’s loyal assistant Samuel Insull — is the sheer amount of information that the movie tries to convey.

In the role of Edison’s devoted assistant Samuel Insull, Tom Holland serves as the conscience of the picture, struggling to rein in his boss’s impulsiveness.

The darker side of Edison’s personality never entirely meshes with the sentimental attempts to humanize him, primarily his underdeveloped friendship with loyal personal secretary Samuel Insull.

Some of the most beautiful figures were made by Austin Phillips, an outgoing 25-year-old from Portland, Me., who admires the classic style perfected by Britain’s Leonard Insull in the 20th century; his prices start at $650 for a customized stock dummy and $3,500 for a one-of-a-kind model.