Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

movie

(2060)

Country: USA
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Release: 1940-04-19
Director: John Cromwell
Writers: Robert E. Sherwood , Grover Jones
Language: English
Stars: Raymond Massey , Gene Lockhart (1891–1957) , Ruth Gordon , Mary Howard , Minor Watson , Alan Baxter , Harvey Stephens , Howard Da Silva , Dorothy Tree , Aldrich Bowker
Runtime: 110 min
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total
AKA: Abraham Lincoln (Belgium) , Abraham Lincoln (France, French Republic) , O dimokratis (Greece) , Abraham Lincoln - en folkets man (Sweden) , Abraham Lincoln (Belgium) , Lännen voimamies (Finland) , O Libertador (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , エイブ・リンカン (Japan) , Abe Lincoln a Illinois (Spain) , O Libertador (Brazil) , Lincoln en Illinois (Spain) , Abe Lincoln in Illinois (United States of America) , Abraham Lincoln , Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Canada) , Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Germany) , Abe Lincoln in Illinois , Abraham Lincoln taistelujen mies (Finland) , Abraham Lincolns Jugendjahre (Austria) , Spirit of the People (United Kingdom) , Abramo Lincoln (Italy) , El libertador (Mexico) , Линкольн в Иллинойсе , Spirit of the People (Australia)
Plot: Biopic of Abe Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, from his early days in backwoods Kentucky to his election as President. After a time running livestock to New Orleans, he settles in New Salem where he meets and falls in love with Ann Rutledge who is already engaged to someone. Abe makes a home for himself in New Salem, eventually running a store and becoming the postmaster. He's popular with the locals and is eventually elected to the State legislature but afterward established himself in the practice of law. He eventually meets Mary Todd who would become his wife and and is sent to Washington as a Congressman before he is elected president.
IMDB:tt0032181