Young Mr. Lincoln

Directed by John Ford
Passed
1939    1h 40mHistory, Drama,
7.5100%82%
Ten years in the life of Abraham Lincoln, before he became known to his nation and the world. He moves from a Kentucky cabin to Springfield, Illinois, to begin his law practice. He defends two men accused of murder in a political brawl, suffers the death of his girlfriend Ann, courts his future wife Mary Todd, and agrees to go into politics.

Cast of Young Mr. Lincoln

  • Henry FondaAbraham Lincoln
  • Alice BradyAbigail Clay
  • Marjorie WeaverMary Todd
  • Arleen WhelanSarah Clay
  • Eddie CollinsEfe Turner
  • Pauline MooreAnn Rutledge
  • Richard CromwellMatt Clay
  • Donald MeekProsecutor John Felder
  • Eddie QuillanAdam Clay
  • Spencer ChartersJudge Herbert A. Bell
  • Ward BondJohn Palmer Cass
  • Jack KellyMatt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
  • Edwin MaxwellJohn T. Stuart (uncredited)
  • Milburn StoneStephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
  • Ernie AdamsMan with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
  • Sam AshTownsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
  • Arthur AylesworthNew Salem Townsman (uncredited)
  • Dorris BowdonCarrie Sue (uncredited)
  • Virginia BrissacPeach Pie Baker (uncredited)
  • Paul E. BurnsLoafer (uncredited)
  • George ChandlerLoafer (uncredited)
  • Cliff ClarkSheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
  • Frank DaeTownsman (uncredited)
  • Francis FordSam Boone (uncredited)
  • Harold GoodwinJeremiah Carter (uncredited)
  • Charles HaltonHawthorne (uncredited)
  • Herbert HeywoodTug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)
  • Robert HomansMr. Clay (uncredited)
  • Fred Kohler Jr.Scrub White (uncredited)
  • Dickie JonesAdam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
  • Kay LinakerMrs. Edwards (uncredited)
  • Robert LoweryJuror Bill Killian (uncredited)
  • James Pier MasonJuror (uncredited)
  • Louis MasonCourt Clerk (uncredited)
  • Judith DickensCarrie Sue (credit only)
  • Ivor McFaddenJuror (uncredited)
  • Tom McGuireBailiff (uncredited)
  • Robert MilaschTownsman (uncredited)
  • Dave MorrisLoafer (uncredited)
  • Frank OrthLoafer (uncredited)
  • Jack PennickBig Buck Troop (uncredited)
  • Randall StevensJuror (uncredited)
  • Russell SimpsonWoolridge (uncredited)
  • Charles TannenNinian Edwards (uncredited)
  • Harry TylerBarber (uncredited)
  • Dorothy VaughanApple Pie Baker (uncredited)
  • Billy WatsonBoy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)
  • Delmar WatsonAdmiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
  • Robert ShawDancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)
  • Sylvia McClureBaby Clay (uncredited)
  • John FordDirector
  • Lamar TrottiWriter
  • Kenneth MacgowanProducer
  • Darryl F. ZanuckProducer

Young Mr. Lincoln Ratings & Reviews

  • Charles LondonMarch 10, 2025
    Story of a young folksy common-sense lawyer with a penchant for justice and equality, portrayed by the perfect actor. Tragedies and politics may await, but the molding of the man, who would one day save the Union, does not. Good early Lincoln film.

 

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