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