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

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