Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
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John Ford's fine direction distinguishes this highly fictionalized account of the early life of Abraham Lincoln. The film shows Lincoln (Henry Fonda) as he rises from a country boy born in a log cabin to a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois defending two young men unjustly accused of murder. The film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Original Screenplay" for its screenwriter Lamar Trotti. Henry Fonda perhaps the most American of actors, is at his best playing Lincoln as the quintessential, compassionate American hero. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Henry Fonda - Abraham Lincoln
- Marjorie Weaver - Mary Todd
- Richard Cromwell - Matt Clay
- Donald Meek - John Felder
- Judith Dickens - Carrie Sue
- Charles Tannen - Ninian Edwards
- Spencer Charters - Judge Herbert A. Bell
- Fred Kohler, Jr. - Scrub White
- Milburn Stone - Stephen A. Douglas
- Russell Simpson - Woodridge
- Edwin Maxwell - John T. Stuart
- Delmar Watson - Adam Clay (younger)
- Charles Halton - Hawthorne
- Ivar McFadden - Juror
- Dave Morris - Loafer
- Dick Jones - Adam Clay as a Boy
- Dorothy Vaughan - Woman
- Louis Mason - Court Clerk
- Jack Kelly - Matt (younger)
- Jack Pennick - Big Buck
- Dorris Bowdon - Carrie Sue
- Alice Brady - Abigail Clay
- Arleen Whelan - Hannah Clay
- Pauline Moore - Ann Rutledge
- Eddie Collins - Efe Turner
- Eddie Quillan - Adam Clay
- Ward Bond - John Palmer Cass
- Francis Ford - Frank Ford
- Kay Linaker - Mrs. Edwards
- Cliff Clark - Sheriff Billings
- Clarence H. Wilson - Dr. Mason
- Eddy Waller - Father
- Harry Tyler - Barber
- Harold Goodwin - Man
- Herbert Heywood - Official
- Robert Lowery - Juror
- Arthur Ayleswofth - Man
- Virginia Brissac - Woman
- Paul E. Burns - Loafer
- Robert E. Homans - Mr. Clay
- Frank Orth - Loafer
- George Chandler - Loafer
- Director(s):
- John Ford
- Writer(s):
- Lamar Trotti
- Producer(s):
- Darryl F. Zanuck, Kenneth MacGowan
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- 1939 - Young Mr. Lincoln - National Board of Review - Best Acting
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