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Abe Lincoln In Illinois

1940, Movie, NR, 110 mins

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In adapting Robert E. Sherwood's popular play about the early years of Abraham Lincoln, the filmmakers wisely chose Raymond Massey, who played the title role on stage, to reprise his portrayal in the film. Massey heads an impressive cast in a picture spanning thirty years of Lincoln's life, following his career from his beginnings as a woodsman and shopkeeper to his entry into law and politics and culminating with his election as the 16th president of the United States. The ... read more leave a comment
Year: 1940
Rated NR

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Cast
Raymond Massey: Abraham Lincoln
Gene Lockhart: Stephen Douglas
Ruth Gordon: Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Howard: Ann Rutledge
Dorothy Tree: Elizabeth Edwards
Harvey Stephens: Ninian Edwards

 

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