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Cast
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 |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived! |
Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
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) |
Directed By
D.W. Griffith |
Director |
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Writing Credits
John W. Considine Jr. |
Story |
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Stephen Vincent Benet |
Adaptation |
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Stephen Vincent Benet |
Dialogue |
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Gerrit J. Lloyd |
Dialogue |
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Production Crew
Herbert Sutch |
Production Office Coordinator |
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Raymond A. Klune |
Production Office Coordinator |
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Orville O. Dull |
Production Manager |
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Joseph M. Schenck |
Producer |
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Edited By
Hal C. Kern |
Editorial Coordinator |
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James Smith |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Walter J. Israel |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Hugo Riesenfeld |
Music |
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Harold Witt |
Sound Engineer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Karl Struss |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
William Cameron Menzies |
Settings |
Other Crew
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