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