Abraham Lincoln
D.W. Griffith1930-11-08
The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived!
5.447
96 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Walter Huston | Abraham Lincoln | Unowned |
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Una Merkel | Ann Rutledge | Unowned |
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William L. Thorne | Tom Lincoln | Unowned |
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Lucille La Verne | Mid-Wife | Unowned |
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Helen Freeman | Nancy Hanks Lincoln | Unowned |
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Otto Hoffman | Offut | Unowned |
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Edgar Dearing | Armstrong | Unowned |
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Russell Simpson | Lincoln's Employer | Unowned |
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Charles Crockett | Sheriff | Unowned |
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Kay Hammond | Mary Todd Lincoln | Unowned |
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Helen Ware | Mrs. Edwards | Unowned |
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E. Alyn Warren | Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant | Unowned |
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Jason Robards Sr. | Herndon | Unowned |
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Gordon Thorpe | Tad Lincoln | Unowned |
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Ian Keith | John Wilkes Booth | Unowned |
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Cameron Prud'Homme | John Hay - Secretary to the President | Unowned |
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James Bradbury Sr. | Gen. Winfield Scott | Unowned |
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James Eagles | Young Soldier | Unowned |
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Oscar Apfel | Secretary of War Stanton | Unowned |
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Frank Campeau | General Sheridan | Unowned |
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Hobart Bosworth | General Robert E. Lee | Unowned |
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Henry B. Walthall | Colonel Marshall | Unowned |
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Hank Bell | Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Maurice Black | Conspirator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ed Brady | Confederate Courier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Brower | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kernan Cripps | Conspirator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary Forbes | Actress (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Francis Ford | Sheridan's Aide (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Homans | A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jane Keckley | Matchmaker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Keith | Union Courier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Henry Kolker | New Englander (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Lewis | Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George MacQuarrie | Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Scott Seaton | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carl Stockdale | Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Stubbs | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kathrin Clare Ward | Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited) | Unowned |