History Drama
A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Walter Huston
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Kolker
New Englander (uncredited)
Henry B. Walthall
Colonel Marshall
Lucille La Verne
Mid-Wife
Edgar Dearing
Armstrong
Una Merkel
Ann Rutledge
Jason Robards Sr.
Herndon
Mary Forbes
Actress (uncredited)
Hobart Bosworth
General Robert E. Lee
Ralph Lewis
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Maurice Black
Conspirator (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
Robert Keith
Union Courier (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
Lincoln's Employer
Robert Homans
A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
Frank Campeau
General Sheridan
Ed Brady
Confederate Courier (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Minor Role (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Offut
Hank Bell
Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
Ian Keith
John Wilkes Booth
Cameron Prud'Homme
John Hay - Secretary to the President
Oscar Apfel
Secretary of War Stanton
E. Alyn Warren
Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant
Carl Stockdale
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Helen Ware
Mrs. Edwards
Kay Hammond
Mary Todd Lincoln
George MacQuarrie
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Charles Crockett
Sheriff
Kernan Cripps
Conspirator (uncredited)
Jane Keckley
Matchmaker (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward
Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)
Robert Brower
(uncredited)
Helen Freeman
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
James Bradbury Sr.
Gen. Winfield Scott
William L. Thorne
Tom Lincoln
Gordon Thorpe
Tad Lincoln
James Eagles
Young Soldier
Herbert Sutch

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