Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1930)

History, Drama1 hour and 36 minutes
54%
User score

The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived!

Description

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.

D.W. Griffith
Director
John W. Considine Jr.
Story
Stephen Vincent Benet
Adaptation, Dialogue
Gerrit J. Lloyd
Dialogue

Actors

Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Abraham Lincoln
Una Merkel
Una Merkel
Ann Rutledge
William L. Thorne
William L. Thorne
Tom Lincoln
Lucille La Verne
Lucille La Verne
Mid-Wife
Helen Freeman
Helen Freeman
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
Offut
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
Armstrong
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson
Lincoln's Employer
Charles Crockett
Charles Crockett
Sheriff
Kay Hammond
Kay Hammond
Mary Todd Lincoln
Helen Ware
Helen Ware
Mrs. Edwards
E. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren
Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant
Jason Robards Sr.
Jason Robards Sr.
Herndon
Gordon Thorpe
Gordon Thorpe
Tad Lincoln
Ian Keith
Ian Keith
John Wilkes Booth
Cameron Prud'Homme
Cameron Prud'Homme
John Hay - Secretary to the President
James Bradbury Sr.
James Bradbury Sr.
Gen. Winfield Scott
James Eagles
James Eagles
Young Soldier
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
Secretary of War Stanton
Frank Campeau
Frank Campeau
General Sheridan
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

$400,000

Keywords
assassinationillinoisbiographydebatecourtshipamerican civil warulysses s. grantrobert e leeemancipationabolitionistabraham lincolnproclamationford's theatre