Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1930)

The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived!

  • Genre: History, Drama
  • Release Date: 1930-11-08
  • User Rating: 5.4/10 from 35 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Feature Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: D.W. Griffith
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Summary

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.

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  • Walter Huston

    as Abraham Lincoln
  • Una Merkel

    as Ann Rutledge
  • William L. Thorne

    as Tom Lincoln
  • Lucille La Verne

    as Mid-Wife
  • Helen Freeman

    as Nancy Hanks Lincoln
  • Otto Hoffman

    as Offut
  • Edgar Dearing

    as Armstrong
  • Russell Simpson

    as Lincoln's Employer
  • Charles Crockett

    as Sheriff
  • Kay Hammond

    as Mary Todd Lincoln
  • Helen Ware

    as Mrs. Edwards
  • E. Alyn Warren

    as Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant
  • Jason Robards Sr.

    as Herndon
  • Gordon Thorpe

    as Tad Lincoln
  • Ian Keith

    as John Wilkes Booth
  • Cameron Prud'Homme

    as John Hay - Secretary to the President
  • James Bradbury Sr.

    as Gen. Winfield Scott
  • James Eagles

    as Young Soldier
  • Oscar Apfel

    as Secretary of War Stanton
  • Frank Campeau

    as General Sheridan
  • Hobart Bosworth

    as General Robert E. Lee
  • Henry B. Walthall

    as Colonel Marshall
  • Hank Bell

    as Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
  • Maurice Black

    as Conspirator (uncredited)
  • Ed Brady

    as Confederate Courier (uncredited)
  • Robert Brower

    as (uncredited)
  • Kernan Cripps

    as Conspirator (uncredited)
  • Mary Forbes

    as Actress (uncredited)
  • Francis Ford

    as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
  • Robert Homans

    as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
  • Jane Keckley

    as Matchmaker (uncredited)
  • Robert Keith

    as Union Courier (uncredited)
  • Henry Kolker

    as New Englander (uncredited)
  • Ralph Lewis

    as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
  • George MacQuarrie

    as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
  • Scott Seaton

    as Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Carl Stockdale

    as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
  • Harry Stubbs

    as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
  • Kathrin Clare Ward

    as Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)
Directing D.W. Griffith Director
Editing Hal C. Kern Editorial Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Walter J. Israel Costume Design
Sound Hugo Riesenfeld Music
Writing John W. Considine Jr. Story
Production Herbert Sutch Production Office Coordinator
Production Raymond A. Klune Production Office Coordinator
Writing Stephen Vincent Benet Adaptation
Production Orville O. Dull Production Manager
Editing James Smith Editor
Writing Stephen Vincent Benet Dialogue
Sound Harold Witt Sound Engineer
Writing Gerrit J. Lloyd Dialogue
Camera Karl Struss Director of Photography
Production Joseph M. Schenck Producer
Art William Cameron Menzies Settings

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