Story :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
Walter HustonAbraham Lincoln
Una MerkelAnn Rutledge
William L. ThorneTom Lincoln
Lucille La VerneMid-Wife
Helen FreemanNancy Hanks Lincoln
Otto HoffmanOffut
Edgar DearingArmstrong
Russell SimpsonLincoln's Employer
Charles CrockettSheriff
Kay HammondMary Todd Lincoln
Helen WareMrs. Edwards
E. Alyn WarrenStephen A. Douglas / General Grant
Jason Robards Sr.Herndon
Gordon ThorpeTad Lincoln
Ian KeithJohn Wilkes Booth
Cameron Prud'HommeJohn Hay - Secretary to the President
James Bradbury Sr.Gen. Winfield Scott
James EaglesYoung Soldier
Oscar ApfelSecretary of War Stanton
Frank CampeauGeneral Sheridan
Hobart BosworthGeneral Robert E. Lee
Henry B. WalthallColonel Marshall
Hank BellTownsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
Maurice BlackConspirator (uncredited)
Ed BradyConfederate Courier (uncredited)
Robert Brower(uncredited)
Kernan CrippsConspirator (uncredited)
Mary ForbesActress (uncredited)
Francis FordSheridan's Aide (uncredited)
Robert HomansA Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
Jane KeckleyMatchmaker (uncredited)
Robert KeithUnion Courier (uncredited)
Henry KolkerNew Englander (uncredited)
Ralph LewisMember of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
George MacQuarrieMember of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Scott SeatonMinor Role (uncredited)
Carl StockdaleMember of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
Harry StubbsUndetermined Role (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare WardTownswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)