poster

Abraham Lincoln

History | Drama

5.4

Release Date

November 8, 1930

Duration

96 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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.

Casts

Walter Huston

Abraham Lincoln

Walter Huston

Una Merkel

Ann Rutledge

Una Merkel

William L. Thorne

Tom Lincoln

William L. Thorne

Lucille La Verne

Mid-Wife

Lucille La Verne

Helen Freeman

Nancy Hanks Lincoln

Helen Freeman

Otto Hoffman

Offut

Otto Hoffman

Edgar Dearing

Armstrong

Edgar Dearing

Russell Simpson

Lincoln's Employer

Russell Simpson

Charles Crockett

Sheriff

Charles Crockett

Kay Hammond

Mary Todd Lincoln

Kay Hammond

Helen Ware

Mrs. Edwards

Helen Ware

E. Alyn Warren

Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant

E. Alyn Warren

Jason Robards Sr.

Herndon

Jason Robards Sr.

Gordon Thorpe

Tad Lincoln

Gordon Thorpe

Ian Keith

John Wilkes Booth

Ian Keith

Cameron Prud'Homme

John Hay - Secretary to the President

Cameron Prud'Homme

James Bradbury Sr.

Gen. Winfield Scott

James Bradbury Sr.

James Eagles

Young Soldier

James Eagles

Oscar Apfel

Secretary of War Stanton

Oscar Apfel

Frank Campeau

General Sheridan

Frank Campeau

Hobart Bosworth

General Robert E. Lee

Hobart Bosworth

Henry B. Walthall

Colonel Marshall

Henry B. Walthall

Hank Bell

Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Maurice Black

Conspirator (uncredited)

Maurice Black

Ed Brady

Confederate Courier (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Robert Brower

(uncredited)

Robert Brower

Kernan Cripps

Conspirator (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Mary Forbes

Actress (uncredited)

Mary Forbes

Francis Ford

Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)

Francis Ford

Robert Homans

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

Robert Homans

Jane Keckley

Matchmaker (uncredited)

Jane Keckley

Robert Keith

Union Courier (uncredited)

Robert Keith

Henry Kolker

New Englander (uncredited)

Henry Kolker

Ralph Lewis

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Ralph Lewis

George MacQuarrie

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

George MacQuarrie

Scott Seaton

Minor Role (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

Carl Stockdale

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

Harry Stubbs

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Harry Stubbs

Kathrin Clare Ward

Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

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