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