
Der junge Mr. Lincoln
Der Film schildert den Karrierebeginn von Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), des 16. amerikanischen Präsidenten. In der Titelrolle glänzt Henry Fonda, der als Rechtsanwalt zwei des Mordes beschuldigte Brüder verteidigt und in einer dramatischen Gerichtsverhandlung den wahren Täter überführt.
Director John Ford
Trailer
Cast

Marjorie Weaver
Mary Todd

Donald Meek
Prosecutor John Felder

Virginia Brissac
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)

George Chandler
Loafer (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin
Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)

Louis Mason
Court Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Tyler
Barber (uncredited)

Eddie Quillan
Adam Clay

Dorris Bowdon
Carrie Sue (uncredited)

Fred Kohler Jr.
Scrub White (uncredited)

Dickie Jones
Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

Ivor McFadden
Juror (uncredited)

Robert Shaw
Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)

Spencer Charters
Judge Herbert A. Bell

Paul E. Burns
Loafer (uncredited)

Robert Milasch
Townsman (uncredited)

Charles Halton
Hawthorne (uncredited)

Milburn Stone
Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)

Henry Fonda
Abraham Lincoln

Alice Brady
Abigail Clay

Arleen Whelan
Sarah Clay

Ernie Adams
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

Cliff Clark
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)

Tom McGuire
Bailiff (uncredited)

Ward Bond
John Palmer Cass

Sam Ash
Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)

Francis Ford
Sam Boone (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood
Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)

Kay Linaker
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

Frank Orth
Loafer (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan
Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)

Pauline Moore
Ann Rutledge

Edwin Maxwell
John T. Stuart (uncredited)

Arthur Aylesworth
New Salem Townsman (uncredited)

Robert Homans
Mr. Clay (uncredited)

Dave Morris
Loafer (uncredited)

Russell Simpson
Woolridge (uncredited)

Jack Kelly
Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)

Robert Lowery
Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)

Jack Pennick
Big Buck Troop (uncredited)

Delmar Watson
Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)

Eddie Collins
Efe Turner

Richard Cromwell
Matt Clay

Frank Dae
Townsman (uncredited)

James Pier Mason
Juror (uncredited)

Charles Tannen
Ninian Edwards (uncredited)