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Young Mr. Lincoln

NR
Movie
1939
1h 40m
English
Drama, History
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.
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7.6
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Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
96

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Henry Fonda
Abraham Lincoln
Alice Brady
Abigail Clay
Arleen Whelan
Sarah Clay
Eddie Collins
Efe Turner
Pauline Moore
Ann Rutledge
Donald Meek
Prosecutor John Felder
Eddie Quillan
Adam Clay
Spencer Charters
Judge Herbert A. Bell
Ward Bond
John Palmer Cass
Jack Kelly
Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredit...
Arthur Aylesworth
New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Dorris Bowdon
Carrie Sue (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Paul E Burns
Loafer (uncredited)
George Chandler
Loafer (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Frank Dae
Townsman (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Sam Boone (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
Directed By: John Ford
Written By: Lamar Trotti

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2016moonlight says...
6 years ago
watched this in a film class... i dont really care for old movies, and even the story in this one was uninteresting and unoriginal (for a viewer of the 21st century ofc im sure it had its wonders back when it came out). I mean, Elle Woods literally did this same thing in Legally Blonde. 7/10
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Juliosoft says...
8 years ago
Cinema Paco: image 3.5/5 and sound 3/5. Good Ford movie, not the best, but good. Henry Fonda does not recognize his face, but yes his voice
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plateofshrimp says...
9 years ago
Part of the Criterion Collection, gotta give this a watch.
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
A gentle biopic of the early life and career that established Abraham Lincoln on the road to his place in US history. Henry Fonda plays the naive and deeply principled country lawyer in an engaging, if at times slightly ponderous, fashion - aided well by Marjorie Weaver ("Mary Todd"). His eloquence More
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