Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

ALL 06/09/1939 (en) Drama, History 100 Min
  • Release
    06/09/1939
  • Production
    20th Century Fox, Cosmopolitan Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    72%
  • Original title
    Young Mr. Lincoln
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

The story of Abraham Lincoln that has NEVER been told!

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.

  1. John Ford

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Henry Fonda

    Abraham Lincoln

  2. Alice Brady

    Abigail Clay

  3. Marjorie Weaver

    Mary Todd

  4. Arleen Whelan

    Sarah Clay

  5. Eddie Collins

    Efe Turner

  6. Pauline Moore

    Ann Rutledge

  7. Richard Cromwell

    Matt Clay

  8. Donald Meek

    Prosecutor John Felder

  9. Eddie Quillan

    Adam Clay

  10. Spencer Charters

    Judge Herbert A. Bell

  11. Ward Bond

    John Palmer Cass

  12. Jack Kelly

    Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

  13. Edwin Maxwell

    John T. Stuart (uncredited)

  14. Milburn Stone

    Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)

  15. Ernie Adams

    Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

  16. Sam Ash

    Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)

  17. Arthur Aylesworth

    New Salem Townsman (uncredited)

  18. Dorris Bowdon

    Carrie Sue (uncredited)

  19. Virginia Brissac

    Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

  20. Paul E. Burns

    Loafer (uncredited)

  21. George Chandler

    Loafer (uncredited)

  22. Cliff Clark

    Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)

  23. Frank Dae

    Townsman (uncredited)

  24. Francis Ford

    Sam Boone (uncredited)

  25. Harold Goodwin

    Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)

  26. Charles Halton

    Hawthorne (uncredited)

  27. Herbert Heywood

    Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)

  28. Robert Homans

    Mr. Clay (uncredited)

  29. Fred Kohler Jr.

    Scrub White (uncredited)

  30. Dickie Jones

    Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

  31. Kay Linaker

    Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

  32. Robert Lowery

    Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)

  33. James Pier Mason

    Juror (uncredited)

  34. Louis Mason

    Court Clerk (uncredited)

  35. Judith Dickens

    Carrie Sue (credit only)

  36. Ivor McFadden

    Juror (uncredited)

  37. Tom McGuire

    Bailiff (uncredited)

  38. Robert Milasch

    Townsman (uncredited)

  39. Dave Morris

    Loafer (uncredited)

  40. Frank Orth

    Loafer (uncredited)

  41. Jack Pennick

    Big Buck Troop (uncredited)

  42. Randall Stevens

    Juror (uncredited)

  43. Russell Simpson

    Woolridge (uncredited)

  44. Charles Tannen

    Ninian Edwards (uncredited)

  45. Harry Tyler

    Barber (uncredited)

  46. Dorothy Vaughan

    Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)

  47. Billy Watson

    Boy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)

  48. Delmar Watson

    Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)

  49. Robert Shaw

    Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)

  50. Sylvia McClure

    Baby Clay (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 50 , Crews : 15

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Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) 100 Min

ALL 06/09/1939 (en)
Drama, History
  • Release 06/09/1939
  • Production
    20th Century Fox, Cosmopolitan Productions
  • Original title Young Mr. Lincoln
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The story of Abraham Lincoln that has NEVER been told!

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.

  1. John Ford

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Walter Thompson

    Editor

  4. Kenneth Macgowan, Darryl F. Zanuck

    Producer