Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

The story of Abraham Lincoln that has NEVER been told!

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1939-06-09
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 165 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Ford
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Summary

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.

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  • Henry Fonda

    as Abraham Lincoln

  • Alice Brady

    as Abigail Clay

  • Marjorie Weaver

    as Mary Todd

  • Arleen Whelan

    as Sarah Clay

  • Eddie Collins

    as Efe Turner

  • Pauline Moore

    as Ann Rutledge

  • Richard Cromwell

    as Matt Clay

  • Donald Meek

    as Prosecutor John Felder

  • Eddie Quillan

    as Adam Clay

  • Spencer Charters

    as Judge Herbert A. Bell

  • Ward Bond

    as John Palmer Cass

  • Jack Kelly

    as Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

  • Edwin Maxwell

    as John T. Stuart (uncredited)

  • Milburn Stone

    as Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)

  • Ernie Adams

    as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

  • Sam Ash

    as Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)

  • Arthur Aylesworth

    as New Salem Townsman (uncredited)

  • Dorris Bowdon

    as Carrie Sue (uncredited)

  • Virginia Brissac

    as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

  • Paul E. Burns

    as Loafer (uncredited)

  • George Chandler

    as Loafer (uncredited)

  • Cliff Clark

    as Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)

  • Frank Dae

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Francis Ford

    as Sam Boone (uncredited)

  • Harold Goodwin

    as Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)

  • Charles Halton

    as Hawthorne (uncredited)

  • Herbert Heywood

    as Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)

  • Robert Homans

    as Mr. Clay (uncredited)

  • Fred Kohler Jr.

    as Scrub White (uncredited)

  • Dickie Jones

    as Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

  • Kay Linaker

    as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

  • Robert Lowery

    as Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)

  • James Pier Mason

    as Juror (uncredited)

  • Louis Mason

    as Court Clerk (uncredited)

  • Judith Dickens

    as Carrie Sue (credit only)

  • Ivor McFadden

    as Juror (uncredited)

  • Tom McGuire

    as Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Robert Milasch

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Dave Morris

    as Loafer (uncredited)

  • Frank Orth

    as Loafer (uncredited)

  • Jack Pennick

    as Big Buck Troop (uncredited)

  • Randall Stevens

    as Juror (uncredited)

  • Russell Simpson

    as Woolridge (uncredited)

  • Charles Tannen

    as Ninian Edwards (uncredited)

  • Harry Tyler

    as Barber (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Vaughan

    as Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)

  • Billy Watson

    as Boy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)

  • Delmar Watson

    as Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)

  • Robert Shaw

    as Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)

  • Sylvia McClure

    as Baby Clay (uncredited)
Production Kenneth Macgowan Producer
Directing John Ford Director
Writing Lamar Trotti Writer
Production Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Art Thomas Little Set Decoration
Editing Walter Thompson Editor
Costume & Make-Up Royer Costume Design
Art Richard Day Art Direction
Art Mark-Lee Kirk Art Direction
Camera Bert Glennon Director of Photography
Sound Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
Crew Yakima Canutt Stunts
Production Kenneth Macgowan Associate Producer
Sound Eugene Grossman Sound
Sound Roger Heman Sr. Sound

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