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