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