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