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Abraham Lincoln( 1930)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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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      Gordon Thorpe

      Tad Lincoln

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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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      James Eagles

      Young Soldier

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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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      Jane Keckley

      Matchmaker (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)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jan 11 2024
    "Personally" directed by D. W. Griffith, this is a rather condensed version of the adult life of Abraham Lincoln. From his early life in the Kentucky backwoods where he grew up and his first love perished, through to his galvanising speech making, his election to the US Presidency followed by his decision to emancipate slaves eliciting a war that threatened his country with self-destruction before earning praise and enmity from his emergent and still divided nation. Walter Huston takes on the lead role and is about as wooden an actor as it's possible to get. Indeed, much of this looks and feels...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    400000.00

    Keywords

    • assassination
    • illinois
    • biography
    • debate
    • courtship
    • american civil war
    • ulysses s. grant
    • robert e lee
    • emancipation
    • abolitionist
    • abraham lincoln
    • proclamation
    • ford's theatre