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

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