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Young Mr. Lincoln
1939, Jun 09
1h 40m
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.
Directed by
John Ford
Written by
Lamar Trotti
Ward Bond
John Palmer Cass
Milburn Stone
Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
Abraham Lincoln
Delmar Watson
Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Jack Kelly
Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Kay Linaker
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Robert Lowery
Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Townsman (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Judge Herbert A. Bell
Donald Meek
Prosecutor John Felder
Frank Orth
Loafer (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Barber (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt
Pauline Moore
Ann Rutledge
Russell Simpson
Woolridge (uncredited)
Marjorie Weaver
Mary Todd
Charles Halton
Hawthorne (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Big Buck Troop (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Eddie Quillan
Adam Clay
Ernie Adams
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Eddie Collins
Efe Turner
Francis Ford
Sam Boone (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Richard Cromwell
Matt Clay
George Chandler
Loafer (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Bailiff (uncredited)
Dorris Bowdon
Carrie Sue (uncredited)
Alice Brady
Abigail Clay
Arthur Aylesworth
New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
James Pier Mason
Juror (uncredited)
Ivor McFadden
Juror (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr.
Scrub White (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Mr. Clay (uncredited)
Arleen Whelan
Sarah Clay
Charles Tannen
Ninian Edwards (uncredited)
Dave Morris
Loafer (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Robert Shaw
Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Loafer (uncredited)
Louis Mason
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Frank Dae
Townsman (uncredited)
Judith Dickens
Carrie Sue (credit only)
Randall Stevens
Juror (uncredited)
Billy Watson
Boy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)
Sylvia McClure
Baby Clay (uncredited)
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