Abraham Lincoln (1930)

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln

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25 Aug 1930

Description

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.

Classification
CategoryClassic Movies & Vintage Films to Stream(videos)
SubcategoryClassic Movies: Silent, Noir, Horror & Comedy Films(movies)
GenresBiographical Movies(biographical-movies-spg-c211)
videos Classic Movies & Vintage Films to Stream movies Classic Movies: Silent, Noir, Horror & Comedy Films biographical-movies-spg-c211 biographical movies spg c211 Biographical Movies

Cast

  • Walter Huston Abraham Lincoln
  • Una Merkel Ann Rutledge
  • Frank Campeau General Sheridan
  • Helen Freeman Nancy Hanks Lincoln
  • Helen Ware Mrs. Edwards
  • Ian Keith John Wilkes Booth
  • Jason Robards Herndon
  • Lucille La Verne mid-wife
  • Otto Hoffman Offut
  • Russell Simpson Lincoln's employer
  • E. Alyn Warren Stephen A. Douglas
  • Oscar Apfel Secretary of War Stanton
  • Hobart Bosworth General Lee
  • Henry B. Walthall Colonel Marshall
  • Kay Hammond Mary Todd Lincoln
  • W. L. Thorne Tom Lincoln
  • Edgar Deering Armstrong
  • Charles Crockett sheriff
  • Gordon Thorpe Tad Lincoln
  • Cameron Prudhomme John Hay, secretary to president
  • James Bradbury, Sr. General Scott
  • Jimmie Eagle young soldier
  • E. Alyn Warren General Grant
  • William L. Thorne Tom Lincoln
  • Edgar Dearing Armstrong
  • Jason Robards Sr. Herndon
  • Cameron Prud'Homme John Hay - Secretary to the President
  • James Bradbury Sr. Gen. Winfield Scott
  • James Eagles Young Soldier
  • Hank Bell Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
  • Maurice Black Conspirator (uncredited)
  • Ed Brady Confederate Courier (uncredited)
  • Robert Brower (uncredited)
  • Kernan Cripps Conspirator (uncredited)
  • Mary Forbes Actress (uncredited)
  • Francis Ford Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
  • Robert Homans A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
  • Jane Keckley Matchmaker (uncredited)
  • Robert Keith Union Courier (uncredited)
  • Henry Kolker New Englander (uncredited)
  • Ralph Lewis Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
  • George MacQuarrie Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
  • Scott Seaton Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Carl Stockdale Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
  • Harry Stubbs Undetermined Role (uncredited)
  • Kathrin Clare Ward Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)

Director

  • D. W. Griffith
  • D.W. Griffith

Screenwriter

  • Stephen Vincent Benet
  • John W. Considine Jr.
  • Gerrit Lloyd
  • Stephen Vincent Benet
  • Gerrit J. Lloyd

Director of Photography

  • Karl Struss

Composer

  • Hugo Riesenfeld
  • Harold Witt

Producer

  • Joseph M. Schenck
  • D. W. Griffith
  • United Artists
  • Raymond A. Klune
  • Herbert Sutch
  • Orville O. Dull

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