Abraham Lincoln (1924)
This epic covers all of Lincoln's life. His birth in a blizzard; his boyhood (depicted by Danny Hey as young Lincoln); his romance with the ill-fated Anne Rutledge (Ruth Clifford) and courtship of Mary Todd (Nell Craig), who he married; his debates with Stephen Douglas (William Humphreys); and his rise to the presidency. The Civil War is covered, including the surrender of Lee (James Welch), then Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth (William Moran). Playing Lincoln as an adult is George A. Billings, an uncanny lookalike. Because of its scope, the film seems a bit sketchy at times, but its sincerity is always obvious. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi
- Starring:
- Irene Hunt
- Director(s):
- Phil Rosen
Synopsis of Abraham Lincoln
This epic covers all of Lincoln's life. His birth in a blizzard; his boyhood (depicted by Danny Hey as young Lincoln); his romance with the ill-fated Anne Rutledge (Ruth Clifford) and courtship of Mary Todd (Nell Craig), who he married; his debates with Stephen Douglas (William Humphreys); and his rise to the presidency. The Civil War is covered, including the surrender of Lee (James Welch), then Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth (William Moran). Playing Lincoln as an adult is George A. Billings, an uncanny lookalike. Because of its scope, the film seems a bit sketchy at times, but its sincerity is always obvious. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi
Complete Cast of Abraham Lincoln
- Irene Hunt - Nancy Hanks Lincoln
- Calvert Carter - Mr. Goilaher
- Raymond Lee - Austin Gollaher
- Danny Hoy - Abraham Lincoln at age seven
- Ruth Clifford - Anne Rutledge
- Pat Hartigan - Jack Armstrong
- Jules Hanft - Mr. James Rutledge
- Louise Fazenda - Sally, a Country Girl
- William McIllwain - Dr. Allen
- Bob Milasch - Southern planter
- Nell Craig - Mrs. Abroham Lincoln
- Mickey Moore - Willie Lincoln
- Francis Powers - Richard J. Oglesby
- Frances Raymond - Scott's Mother
- William Moran - John Wilkes Booth
- Alfred Allen - Gen. George Meade
- Miles McCarthy - Gen. Anderson
- Cordelia Callahan - Mrs. Surratt
- Jack Winn - Ned Spangler
- Kathleen Chambers - Ivy Livingston. Actress
- Willis Marks - William H. Seward
- Robert Bolder
- William von Hardenburg - James Speed
- Wanda Crazer - A Dancer
- Charles French - Isom Enlow
- Madge Hunt - Mrs. Gollaher
- Ida McKenzie - Sarah Lincoln, 10-Years-of-Age
- George A. Billings - Abraham Lincoln
- Edmund Burns - John McNeil
- Otis Harlan - Denton Offut
- Julia Hesse - Mrs. domes Rutledge
- William Humphrey - Stephen A. Douglas
- Fred Kohler - Slave Auctioneer
- George Reehm - Southern Planter
- Genevieve Blinn - Mary Todd's Sister
- Newton Hall - Tod Lincoln
- Jim Blackwell - Tom
- Frank Newburg - Bixby, Union Soldier
- John Steppling - Chairman of Delegation
- James Welch - Gen. Robert E. Lee
- Earl Schenck - Col. Rathbone
- Dick Johnson - Bartender
- Lawrence Grant - Actor at Ford's Theater
- Harry Rattenbury - Stage Hand
- Nick Cogley - Simon Cameron
- Eddie Sutherland - William Scott
- Homer Willits - John Hay
- W.B. Clarke - Thomas Lincoln
- Director(s):
- Phil Rosen
- Writer(s):
- Frances Marion
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