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