A Failure at Fifty

A Failure at Fifty

1940-07-01 10 min ★ 5.5
DramaHistory

The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.

Director Will Jason

Cast

Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
Partner (uncredited)
Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson
Ann Rutledge
George Chesebro
George Chesebro
Creditor (uncredited)
Naomi Childers
Naomi Childers
Partner (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn
Partner (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
50 Year Old Jobless Man (uncredited)
Edmund Glover
Edmund Glover
Abe Lincoln
Truman Bradley
Truman Bradley
Lincoln's Friend
Carey Wilson
Carey Wilson
Narrator (voice)
Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles
Member of the Senate (uncredited)
Edward Coxen
Edward Coxen
Farmer (uncredited)
Olin Francis
Olin Francis
Trader (uncredited)