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Director:
Writer:
Lamar Trotti (screenplay)
Release Date:
9 June 1939 (USA) more
Tagline:
The story of Abraham Lincoln that has NEVER been told!
Plot:
A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
Henry Fonda is Terrific more (34 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Henry Fonda | ... | Abraham Lincoln | |
| Alice Brady | ... | Abigail Clay | |
| Marjorie Weaver | ... | Mary Todd | |
| Arleen Whelan | ... | Sarah Clay | |
| Eddie Collins | ... | Efe Turner | |
| Pauline Moore | ... | Ann Rutledge | |
| Richard Cromwell | ... | Matt Clay | |
| Donald Meek | ... | Prosecutor John Felder | |
| Judith Dickens | ... | Carrie Sue | |
| Eddie Quillan | ... | Adam Clay | |
| Spencer Charters | ... | Judge Herbert A. Bell | |
| Ward Bond | ... | John Palmer Cass | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tiny Jones | ... | (scenes deleted) (as Elizabeth Jones) | |
| Eddy Waller | ... | Father (scenes deleted) | |
| Clarence Wilson | ... | Dr. Mason (scenes deleted) | |
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Runtime:
100 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #5216)
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Henry Fonda wore specially made boots that made him appear taller. more
Quotes:
Abe Lincoln:
[cross-examining Cass] J. Palmer Cass.
John Palmer Cass:
Yes, sir.
Abe Lincoln:
What's the "J" stand for?
John Palmer Cass:
John.
Abe Lincoln:
Anyone ever call you Jack?
John Palmer Cass:
Yeah, but...
Abe Lincoln:
Why "J. Palmer Cass?" Why not "John P. Cass?"
John Palmer Cass:
Well, I...
Abe Lincoln:
Does "J. Palmer Cass" have something to hide?
John Palmer Cass:
No.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Parkinson: (#5.10)" (1975) more
Soundtrack:
The Battle Cry of Freedom more
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Young Mr. Lincoln(1939) was released in the same year as another classic by John Ford called Stagecoach(1939). Its amazing that two great films like these were overlooked for the Best Picture award of 1939. Tells the fictitious but compelling story of the early days of Abraham Lincolm when he was a young struggling lawyer. He shows traits that made him famous during his role as the President of the United States. He does have a touch of the Sherlock Holmes method of solving crimes for he uses it to have defend a man falsely accused of murder.
Patriototic motion picture that is one of my favorite films from John Ford. Henry Fonda is perfect in the role of the young Abraham Lincoln. In fact, he bears a little resemblence to the late admired and revered, Abraham Lincoln. Fonda gives a performance of admiring humaine tenderness. Many of the scenes in Young Mr Lincoln(1939) are done with beauty and finesse.