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Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.
Directed by
John Cromwell
Ruth Gordon
Mary Todd Lincoln
Trevor Bardette
John Hanks
Clem Bevans
Ben Mattling
Ian Wolfe
Horace Greeley (uncredited)
George Irving
Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Gene Lockhart
Stephen Douglas
Victor Kilian
Minor Role (uncredited)
Andy Clyde
Stage Driver
Byron Foulger
Politician (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Minor Role (uncredited)
John St. Polis
Minor Role (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
John Johnston
Louis Jean Heydt
Mentor Graham
Paul Guilfoyle
Minor Role (uncredited)
George Chandler
Minor Role (uncredited)
Alan Baxter
Billy Herndon
Selmer Jackson
Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Tom Lincoln
Harvey Stephens
Ninian Edwards
Dorothy Tree
Elizabeth Edwards
Raymond Massey
Abe Lincoln
Ed Brady
Raft Steerer (uncredited)
William Royle
Minor Role (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Barrett (uncredited)
Elisabeth Risdon
Sarah Lincoln
Minor Watson
Joshua Speed
Harlan Briggs
Denton Offut
Herbert Rudley
Seth Gale
William Worthington
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
Minor Role (uncredited)
Howard Da Silva
Jack Armstrong
Peggy Ann Garner
Little Girl (uncredited)
Esther Dale
Lincoln's Cook (uncredited)
Florence Roberts
Mrs. Bowling Green
Fay Helm
Mrs. Seth Gale (uncredited)
George Guhl
Greeley's Secretary (uncredited)
Fern Emmett
Minor Role (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Politician (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert
Woman in Store (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
Willie Lincoln (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Onlooker at Debate (uncredited)
Guy Usher
Douglas's Crony (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Minor Role (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Trum Cogdall
Landers Stevens
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mary Howard
Ann Rutledge
Maurice Murphy
John McNeil
Leona Roberts
Mrs. Rutledge
Ted Billings
Onlooker at Debate (uncredited)
Robert Elliott
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lorin Raker
Minor Role (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dan Clark
Minor Role (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Politician (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Adda Gleason
Maid (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Abe's Friend (uncredited)
Roger Imhof
Mr. Crimmin
Paul Everton
Minor Role (uncredited)
Aldrich Bowker
Judge Bowling Green
Edmund Elton
Mr. Rutledge
George Rosener
Dr. Chandler
Henry Blair
Tad Lincoln (uncredited)
Jane Corcoran
Woman on Street (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire
Minor Role (uncredited)
C. Hayes
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Humphries
Daniel Webster (uncredited)
Edwin Mills
Robert Lincoln (uncredited)
Kathleen Proctor
Woman on Street (uncredited)
Florence Rutledge
Minor Role (uncredited)
Napoleon Simpson
Gobey (uncredited)

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