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

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