Abraham Lincoln
37 reviews
History/Drama
1h 36m
1930
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...
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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.
- DirectorD.W. Griffith
- Release8 November 1930
- Genre
- Duration1h 36m
- Budget?
- Revenue$400,000
- Rate37 reviews
- Productions
Feature Productions, D.W. Griffith Productions, United Artists
Cast

Walter Huston
Abraham Lincoln

Una Merkel
Ann Rutledge

William L. Thorne
Tom Lincoln

Lucille La Verne
Mid-Wife

Helen Freeman
Nancy Hanks Lincoln

Otto Hoffman
Offut

Edgar Dearing
Armstrong

Russell Simpson
Lincoln's Employer

Charles Crockett
Sheriff

Kay Hammond
Mary Todd Lincoln

Helen Ware
Mrs. Edwards

E. Alyn Warren
Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant

Jason Robards Sr.
Herndon

Ian Keith
John Wilkes Booth

Cameron Prud'Homme
John Hay - Secretary to the President

James Bradbury Sr.
Gen. Winfield Scott

Oscar Apfel
Secretary of War Stanton

Frank Campeau
General Sheridan

Hobart Bosworth
General Robert E. Lee

Henry B. Walthall
Colonel Marshall

Hank Bell
Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)

Maurice Black
Conspirator (uncredited)

Ed Brady
Confederate Courier (uncredited)

Robert Brower
(uncredited)

Kernan Cripps
Conspirator (uncredited)

Mary Forbes
Actress (uncredited)

Francis Ford
Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)

Robert Homans
A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)

Robert Keith
Union Courier (uncredited)

Henry Kolker
New Englander (uncredited)

Ralph Lewis
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

George MacQuarrie
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Scott Seaton
Minor Role (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale
Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Harry Stubbs
Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward
Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)
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