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