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Young Mr. Lincoln

Name: Young Mr. Lincoln
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1939-06-09
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.2

★ 7,2 /10 (193 Votes)

1939 EN 100 min

Overview

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.

Rent

Release date

09/06/1939

Votes

193

Popularity

2.3

The story of Abraham Lincoln that has NEVER been told!

Genres

Drama History

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

100 min

Henry Fonda

Abraham Lincoln

Alice Brady

Abigail Clay

Marjorie Weaver

Mary Todd

Arleen Whelan

Sarah Clay

Eddie Collins

Efe Turner

Pauline Moore

Ann Rutledge

Richard Cromwell

Matt Clay

Donald Meek

Prosecutor John Felder

Eddie Quillan

Adam Clay

Spencer Charters

Judge Herbert A. Bell

Ward Bond

John Palmer Cass

Jack Kelly

Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell

John T. Stuart (uncredited)

Milburn Stone

Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

Sam Ash

Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)

Arthur Aylesworth

New Salem Townsman (uncredited)

Dorris Bowdon

Carrie Sue (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Loafer (uncredited)

George Chandler

Loafer (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)

Frank Dae

Townsman (uncredited)

Francis Ford

Sam Boone (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Hawthorne (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Mr. Clay (uncredited)

Fred Kohler Jr.

Scrub White (uncredited)

Dickie Jones

Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

Kay Linaker

Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

Robert Lowery

Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)

James Pier Mason

Juror (uncredited)

Louis Mason

Court Clerk (uncredited)

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Judith Dickens

Carrie Sue (credit only)

Ivor McFadden

Juror (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Bailiff (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

Townsman (uncredited)

Dave Morris

Loafer (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Loafer (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Big Buck Troop (uncredited)

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Randall Stevens

Juror (uncredited)

Russell Simpson

Woolridge (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Ninian Edwards (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Barber (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)

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Billy Watson

Boy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)

Delmar Watson

Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)

Robert Shaw

Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)

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Sylvia McClure

Baby Clay (uncredited)

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A gentle biopic of the early life and career that established Abraham Lincoln on the road to his place in US history. Henry Fonda plays the naive and deeply principled country lawyer in an engaging, if at times slightly ponderous, fashion - aided well by Marjorie Weaver ("Mary Todd"). His eloquence prevents a lynching and he embarks on his first big legal case in Illinois. John Ford starts this retrospective with a gripping, frequently amusing, court case and what follows emphasises the wit, style and incisive honesty of Lincoln. Spencer Charters ("Judge Bell"); Ward Bond and a typically chari…

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