Young Mr. Lincoln
Summary:
John Ford's fine direction distinguishes this highly fictionalized account of the early life of Abraham Lincoln. The film shows Lincoln (Henry Fonda) as he rises from a country boy born in a log cabin to a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois defending two young men unjustly accused of murder. The film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Orig... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Henry Fonda - (Abraham Lincoln)
Alice Brady - (Abigail Clay)
Marjorie Weaver - (Mary Todd)
Arleen Whelan - (Hannah Clay)
Richard Cromwell - (Matt Clay)
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Review:
More hagiography than biography, Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) took such outrageous liberties with historical fact that its value as a portrait of the nation's sixteenth president remains questionable. Nevertheless, the performance of Henry Fonda and the assured, fully engaged direction of John Ford placed Young Mr. Lincoln among both men's ... Continue >>
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