Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Brief vignettes about Lincoln’s early life include his birth, early jobs, (unsubstantiated) affair with Ann Rutledge, courtship of Mary Todd, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates; his presidency and the Civil War are followed in somewhat more detail, though without actual battle scenes; film concludes with the assassination.
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Rating: 5.7/10 (1,244 votes) Director: D.W. Griffith Writer: Stephen Vincent Benet (adapted for the screen by), John W. Considine Jr. (story), Stephen Vincent Benet (continuty and dialogue), Gerrit J. Lloyd (continuty and dialogue) Stars: William L. Thorne, Lucille La Verne, Helen Freeman, Otto Hoffman Runtime: 96 min Rated: Passed Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War Released: 08 Nov 1930 |
| Plot: Brief vignettes about Lincoln's early life include his birth, early jobs, (unsubstantiated) affair with Ann Rutledge, courtship of Mary Todd, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates; his presidency and the Civil War are followed in somewhat more detail, though without actual battle scenes; film concludes with the assassination. | |
Source:
Public Domain
