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
Francis Ford
Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
Walter Huston
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Keith
Union Courier (uncredited)
Oscar Apfel
Secretary of War Stanton
Russell Simpson
Lincoln's Employer
Edgar Dearing
Armstrong
Robert Homans
A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
Actress (uncredited)
Ian Keith
John Wilkes Booth
Lucille La Verne
Mid-Wife
Una Merkel
Ann Rutledge
Henry Kolker
New Englander (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Minor Role (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Offut
Hobart Bosworth
General Robert E. Lee
Maurice Black
Conspirator (uncredited)
Ralph Lewis
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Herndon
Ed Brady
Confederate Courier (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Conspirator (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
Frank Campeau
General Sheridan
Henry B. Walthall
Colonel Marshall
Carl Stockdale
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Kay Hammond
Mary Todd Lincoln
Helen Freeman
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
E. Alyn Warren
Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant
Cameron Prud'Homme
John Hay - Secretary to the President
Robert Brower
(uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward
Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)
James Bradbury Sr.
Gen. Winfield Scott
Harry Stubbs
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Charles Crockett
Sheriff
Helen Ware
Mrs. Edwards
George MacQuarrie
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
William L. Thorne
Tom Lincoln
Gordon Thorpe
Tad Lincoln
James Eagles
Young Soldier
Jane Keckley
Matchmaker (uncredited)
Herbert Sutch

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