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Abraham Lincoln

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

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.

Release Date : 1930-11-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Feature ProductionsD.W. Griffith ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : D.W. Griffith's 'Abraham Lincoln'

Cast

Walter Huston

Character Name : Abraham Lincoln

Original Name : Walter Huston

Gender : Male

Una Merkel

Character Name : Ann Rutledge

Original Name : Una Merkel

Gender : Female

William L. Thorne

Character Name : Tom Lincoln

Original Name : William L. Thorne

Gender : Male

Lucille La Verne

Character Name : Mid-Wife

Original Name : Lucille La Verne

Gender : Female

Helen Freeman

Character Name : Nancy Hanks Lincoln

Original Name : Helen Freeman

Gender : Female

Otto Hoffman

Character Name : Offut

Original Name : Otto Hoffman

Gender : Male

Edgar Dearing

Character Name : Armstrong

Original Name : Edgar Dearing

Gender : Male

Russell Simpson

Character Name : Lincoln's Employer

Original Name : Russell Simpson

Gender : Male

Charles Crockett

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Charles Crockett

Gender : Male

Kay Hammond

Character Name : Mary Todd Lincoln

Original Name : Kay Hammond

Gender : Male

Helen Ware

Character Name : Mrs. Edwards

Original Name : Helen Ware

Gender : Female

E. Alyn Warren

Character Name : Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant

Original Name : E. Alyn Warren

Gender : Male

Jason Robards Sr.

Character Name : Herndon

Original Name : Jason Robards Sr.

Gender : Male

Gordon Thorpe

Character Name : Tad Lincoln

Original Name : Gordon Thorpe

Gender : Male

Ian Keith

Character Name : John Wilkes Booth

Original Name : Ian Keith

Gender : Male

Cameron Prud'Homme

Character Name : John Hay - Secretary to the President

Original Name : Cameron Prud'Homme

Gender : Male

James Bradbury Sr.

Character Name : Gen. Winfield Scott

Original Name : James Bradbury Sr.

Gender : Male

James Eagles

Character Name : Young Soldier

Original Name : James Eagles

Gender : Male

Oscar Apfel

Character Name : Secretary of War Stanton

Original Name : Oscar Apfel

Gender : Male

Frank Campeau

Character Name : General Sheridan

Original Name : Frank Campeau

Gender : Male

Hobart Bosworth

Character Name : General Robert E. Lee

Original Name : Hobart Bosworth

Gender : Male

Henry B. Walthall

Character Name : Colonel Marshall

Original Name : Henry B. Walthall

Gender : Male

Hank Bell

Character Name : Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Bell

Gender : Male

Maurice Black

Character Name : Conspirator (uncredited)

Original Name : Maurice Black

Gender : Male

Ed Brady

Character Name : Confederate Courier (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Brady

Gender : Male

Robert Brower

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Brower

Gender : Male

Kernan Cripps

Character Name : Conspirator (uncredited)

Original Name : Kernan Cripps

Gender : Male

Mary Forbes

Character Name : Actress (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Forbes

Gender : Female

Francis Ford

Character Name : Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Francis Ford

Gender : Male

Robert Homans

Character Name : A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Homans

Gender : Male

Jane Keckley

Character Name : Matchmaker (uncredited)

Original Name : Jane Keckley

Gender : Female

Robert Keith

Character Name : Union Courier (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Keith

Gender : Male

Henry Kolker

Character Name : New Englander (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Kolker

Gender : Male

Ralph Lewis

Character Name : Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Lewis

Gender : Male

George MacQuarrie

Character Name : Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Original Name : George MacQuarrie

Gender : Male

Scott Seaton

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Seaton

Gender : Male

Carl Stockdale

Character Name : Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Stockdale

Gender : Male

Harry Stubbs

Character Name : Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Stubbs

Gender : Male

Kathrin Clare Ward

Character Name : Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathrin Clare Ward

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-11

"Personally" directed by D. W. Griffith, this is a rather condensed version of the adult life of Abraham Lincoln. From his early life in the Kentucky backwoods where he grew up and his first love perished, through to his galvanising speech making, his election to the US Presidency followed by his decision to emancipate slaves eliciting a war that threatened his country with self-destruction before earning praise and enmity from his emergent and still divided nation. Walter Huston takes on the lead role and is about as wooden an actor as it's possible to get. Indeed, much of this looks and feels like it was a silent film with long, lingering, photography and a distinct paucity of dialogue until it livens up a bit towards the well documented denouement. Kay Hammond breathes a little life into affairs as his wife "Mary Todd" but for the most part this is a rather dry and all too adulatory, rose-tinted, biopic of a man we just don't have time to get to know as ninety minutes wings by. It's watchable, but really only as a "Janet and John" guide to this 13th President.