Summary
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.
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Cast
Henry Fonda
Abraham Lincoln
Alice Brady
Abigail Clay
Marjorie Weaver
Mary Todd
Arleen Whelan
Sarah Clay
Eddie Collins
Efe Turner
Pauline Moore
Ann Rutledge
Richard Cromwell
Matt Clay
Donald Meek
Prosecutor John Felder
Eddie Quillan
Adam Clay
Spencer Charters
Judge Herbert A. Bell
Ward Bond
John Palmer Cass
Jack Kelly
Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Dorris Bowdon
Carrie Sue (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Loafer (uncredited)
George Chandler
Loafer (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Frank Dae
Townsman (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Sam Boone (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Hawthorne (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Mr. Clay (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr.
Scrub White (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Kay Linaker
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Robert Lowery
Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)
James Pier Mason
Juror (uncredited)
Louis Mason
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Ivor McFadden
Juror (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Bailiff (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Loafer (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Big Buck Troop (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
Woolridge (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Ninian Edwards (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Barber (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Delmar Watson
Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
Robert Shaw
Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)