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

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