Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
Release: 1939-06-09
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 7.2
Drama
History
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Cosmopolitan Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Herbert Heywood
as Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
as Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Alice Brady
as Abigail Clay
Marjorie Weaver
as Mary Todd
Pauline Moore
as Ann Rutledge
Ward Bond
as John Palmer Cass
Harold Goodwin
as Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
as Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
as Judge Herbert A. Bell
Dorris Bowdon
as Carrie Sue (uncredited)
Dave Morris
as Loafer (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
as Barber (uncredited)
Delmar Watson
as Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
as Abraham Lincoln
Eddie Quillan
as Adam Clay
Sam Ash
as Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
as Loafer (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Loafer (uncredited)
Kay Linaker
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Louis Mason
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Frank Orth
as Loafer (uncredited)
Arleen Whelan
as Sarah Clay
Richard Cromwell
as Matt Clay
Jack Kelly
as Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr.
as Scrub White (uncredited)
Robert Lowery
as Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)
James Pier Mason
as Juror (uncredited)
Ivor McFadden
as Juror (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
as Ninian Edwards (uncredited)
Charles Halton
as Hawthorne (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Mr. Clay (uncredited)
Eddie Collins
as Efe Turner
Donald Meek
as Prosecutor John Felder
Tom McGuire
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
as Woolridge (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
as New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
as Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as Big Buck Troop (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
as Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
as John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
as Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Francis Ford
as Sam Boone (uncredited)
Robert Shaw
as Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Frank Dae
as Townsman (uncredited)
