Abraham Lincoln
5.4
96 minutes
11/8/1930
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.
Cast List
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
Otto Hoffman
as Offut
Edgar Dearing
as Armstrong
Russell Simpson
as Lincoln's Employer
Charles Crockett
as Sheriff
Kay Hammond
as Mary Todd Lincoln
Helen Ware
as Mrs. Edwards
E. Alyn Warren
as Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant
Jason Robards Sr.
as Herndon
Gordon Thorpe
as Tad Lincoln
Ian Keith
as John Wilkes Booth
Cameron Prud'Homme
as John Hay - Secretary to the President
James Bradbury Sr.
as Gen. Winfield Scott
James Eagles
as Young Soldier
Oscar Apfel
as Secretary of War Stanton
Frank Campeau
as General Sheridan
Hobart Bosworth
as General Robert E. Lee
Henry B. Walthall
as Colonel Marshall
Hank Bell
as Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
Maurice Black
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Ed Brady
as Confederate Courier (uncredited)
Robert Brower
as (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
as Conspirator (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
as Actress (uncredited)
Francis Ford
as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
Jane Keckley
as Matchmaker (uncredited)
Robert Keith
as Union Courier (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
as New Englander (uncredited)
Ralph Lewis
as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
George MacQuarrie
as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward
as Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)