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