"Sneered at, hated, falsely convicted of murder, he uttered never a word." 25 January 1920 Drama 70 mins
A farmer in Illinois played by Lionel Barrymore is recruited by Abraham Lincoln to pose as a copperhead during the Civil War.
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Lionel Barrymore as Milt Shanks
William P. Carleton as Lieutenant Tom Hardy
Arthur Rankin as Joey
Jack Ridgeway as Theodore Roosevelt
Doris Rankin as Mrs. Shanks
Francis Joyner as Newt Gillespie
Richard Carlyle as Lem Tollard
Leslie Stowe as Brother Andrew
N. Schroell as Abraham Lincoln
United States 25 January 1920
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