Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

96 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 25, 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 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.

Abraham Lincoln

96 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 25, 1930

Abraham Lincoln
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers United Artists, D.W. Griffith Productions, Feature Productions
Original title Abraham Lincoln
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers Gerrit J. Lloyd, John W. Considine Jr., Stephen Vincent Benét

Cast

Walter Huston

as Abraham Lincoln

Una Merkel

as Ann Rutledge

William L. Thorne

as Tom Lincoln

Lucille La Verne

as Mid-Wife

Helen Freeman

as Nancy Hanks Lincoln

Otto Hoffman

as Offut

Edgar Dearing

as Armstrong

Russell Simpson

as Lincoln's Employer

Charles Crockett

as Sheriff

Kay Hammond

as Mary Todd Lincoln

Helen Ware

as Mrs. Edwards

E. Alyn Warren

as Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant

Jason Robards Sr.

as Herndon

Gordon Thorpe

as Tad Lincoln

Ian Keith

as John Wilkes Booth

Cameron Prud'Homme

as John Hay - Secretary to the President

James Bradbury Sr.

as Gen. Winfield Scott

James Eagles

as Young Soldier

Oscar Apfel

as Secretary of War Stanton

Frank Campeau

as General Sheridan

Hobart Bosworth

as General Robert E. Lee

Henry B. Walthall

as Colonel Marshall

Hank Bell

as Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)

Maurice Black

as Conspirator (uncredited)

Ed Brady

as Confederate Courier (uncredited)

Robert Brower

as (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

as Conspirator (uncredited)

Mary Forbes

as Actress (uncredited)

Francis Ford

as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)

Robert Homans

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

Jane Keckley

as Matchmaker (uncredited)

Robert Keith

as Union Courier (uncredited)

Henry Kolker

as New Englander (uncredited)

Ralph Lewis

as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

George MacQuarrie

as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

as Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Harry Stubbs

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

as Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)