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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
Donald Meek
Prosecutor John Felder
Milburn Stone
Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
Abraham Lincoln
Francis Ford
Sam Boone (uncredited)
Ward Bond
John Palmer Cass
Pauline Moore
Ann Rutledge
Jack Kelly
Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Arleen Whelan
Sarah Clay
Russell Simpson
Woolridge (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Hawthorne (uncredited)
Richard Cromwell
Matt Clay
Eddie Quillan
Adam Clay
Dickie Jones
Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Loafer (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Marjorie Weaver
Mary Todd
George Chandler
Loafer (uncredited)
Kay Linaker
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Robert Lowery
Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Judge Herbert A. Bell
Ivor McFadden
Juror (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt
Harry Tyler
Barber (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Big Buck Troop (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Mr. Clay (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Bailiff (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Alice Brady
Abigail Clay
Delmar Watson
Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
James Pier Mason
Juror (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Eddie Collins
Efe Turner
Cliff Clark
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr.
Scrub White (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Loafer (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Ninian Edwards (uncredited)
Louis Mason
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Robert Shaw
Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)
Dorris Bowdon
Carrie Sue (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Dae
Townsman (uncredited)
Judith Dickens
Carrie Sue (credit only)
Dave Morris
Loafer (uncredited)
Randall Stevens
Juror (uncredited)
Billy Watson
Boy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)
Sylvia McClure
Baby Clay (uncredited)
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