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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Henry Fonda as Abraham Lincoln
Alice Brady as Abigail Clay
Marjorie Weaver as Mary Todd
Arleen Whelan as Sarah Clay
Eddie Collins as Efe Turner
Pauline Moore as Ann Rutledge
Richard Cromwell as Matt Clay
Donald Meek as Prosecutor John Felder
Eddie Quillan as Adam Clay
Spencer Charters as Judge Herbert A. Bell
Ward Bond as John Palmer Cass
Jack Kelly as Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell as John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Milburn Stone as Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Ernie Adams as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Sam Ash as Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth as New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Dorris Bowdon as Carrie Sue (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns as Loafer (uncredited)
George Chandler as Loafer (uncredited)
Cliff Clark as Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Frank Dae as Townsman (uncredited)
Francis Ford as Sam Boone (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin as Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
Charles Halton as Hawthorne (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood as Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)
Robert Homans as Mr. Clay (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr. as Scrub White (uncredited)
Dickie Jones as Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Kay Linaker as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Robert Lowery as Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)
James Pier Mason as Juror (uncredited)
Louis Mason as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Judith Dickens as Carrie Sue (credit only)
Ivor McFadden as Juror (uncredited)
Tom McGuire as Bailiff (uncredited)
Robert Milasch as Townsman (uncredited)
Dave Morris as Loafer (uncredited)
Frank Orth as Loafer (uncredited)
Jack Pennick as Big Buck Troop (uncredited)
Randall Stevens as Juror (uncredited)
Russell Simpson as Woolridge (uncredited)
Charles Tannen as Ninian Edwards (uncredited)
Harry Tyler as Barber (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan as Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Billy Watson as Boy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)
Delmar Watson as Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
Robert Shaw as Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)
Sylvia McClure as Baby Clay (uncredited)
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