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Abraham Lincoln

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.

1930 |1h 36m |  History, Drama

Videos

Cast

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Walter Huston

Abraham Lincoln

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Una Merkel

Ann Rutledge

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William L. Thorne

Tom Lincoln

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Lucille La Verne

Mid-Wife

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Helen Freeman

Nancy Hanks Lincoln

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Otto Hoffman

Offut

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Edgar Dearing

Armstrong

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Russell Simpson

Lincoln's Employer

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Charles Crockett

Sheriff

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Kay Hammond

Mary Todd Lincoln

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Helen Ware

Mrs. Edwards

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E. Alyn Warren

Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant

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Jason Robards Sr.

Herndon

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Ian Keith

John Wilkes Booth

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Cameron Prud'Homme

John Hay - Secretary to the President

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James Bradbury Sr.

Gen. Winfield Scott

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Oscar Apfel

Secretary of War Stanton

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Frank Campeau

General Sheridan

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Hobart Bosworth

General Robert E. Lee

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Henry B. Walthall

Colonel Marshall

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Hank Bell

Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)

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Maurice Black

Conspirator (uncredited)

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Ed Brady

Confederate Courier (uncredited)

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Robert Brower

(uncredited)

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Kernan Cripps

Conspirator (uncredited)

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Mary Forbes

Actress (uncredited)

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Francis Ford

Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)

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Robert Homans

A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)

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Robert Keith

Union Courier (uncredited)

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Henry Kolker

New Englander (uncredited)

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Ralph Lewis

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

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George MacQuarrie

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

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Scott Seaton

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Carl Stockdale

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

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Harry Stubbs

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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Kathrin Clare Ward

Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$400,000.00