"Now on the screen!" 22 February 1940 Drama, History 110 mins
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.
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Raymond Massey as Abe Lincoln
Gene Lockhart as Stephen Douglas
Ruth Gordon as Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Howard as Ann Rutledge
Minor Watson as Joshua Speed
Alan Baxter as Billy Herndon
Harvey Stephens as Ninian Edwards
Howard Da Silva as Jack Armstrong
Dorothy Tree as Elizabeth Edwards
Aldrich Bowker as Judge Bowling Green
Maurice Murphy as John McNeil
Louis Jean Heydt as Mentor Graham
Clem Bevans as Ben Mattling
Harlan Briggs as Denton Offut
Herbert Rudley as Seth Gale
Andy Clyde as Stage Driver
Robert E. Sherwood Screenplay
John Cromwell Director
James Wong Howe Director of Photography
Robert E. Sherwood Theatre Play
Grover Jones Adaptation
James R. Barker Makeup Artist
Don L. Cash Makeup Artist
Norbert A. Myles Makeup Artist
Hazel Rogers Hairstylist
Fred Frederick Wig Designer
Carroll Clark Other
Doris Harris Hairstylist
William Hartman Props
Hugh McDowell Jr. Sound Recordist
Dewey Starkey Assistant Director
Harry Mancke Assistant Director
Abramo Lincoln in Illinois Trailer
United States 19 April 1940
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