Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

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1940 · Approved · 1h 50m

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Other grades: 60.0 (1 viewer)
19401h 50mApproved
Countries:United States
Languages:EN
Keywords: 1800s1830s1860s19th centuryAbraham lincolnActor recreates his stage roleAmbitionAmerican civil warAmerican politicianAmerican politicsShow moreBand the musical groupBased on playBearded manBiographyCameoCampaignCaptain the military rankCharacter name in titleChildColonyDebateDoomDred scott decisionElectionElection dayFaintingFiance fiancee relationshipFlat boatForeshadowingGeneral storeGhost townGrammarHenpecked husbandHistorical figureHogHomespun humorHonestyHorace greeleyHorse and wagonIllinoisKentuckyLabor strikeLawyerLeft at the altarLog cabinLost loveMaking a fool of someone in publicMarriageMary todd lincolnMentorMentor protege relationshipMilitiaMontageMoralityNeighbor neighbor relationshipOratoryPigPlace in titlePolitical campaignPolitical candidatePolitical corruptionPolitical rallyPulitzer prize sourceQuote from jilius caesarQuote from shakespeare's julius caesarRaftRaising a militaReference to brutusReference to californiaReference to daniel websterReference to england as the motherlandReference to george washingtonReference to harvard universityReference to henry clayReference to james buchanenReference to john tylerReference to kentuckyReference to missouriReference to new orleans louisianaReference to new york stateReference to secession from the unionReference to south carolinaReference to the declaration of independenceReference to the founding fathersReference to the mason dixon lineReference to the u.s. supreme courtReference to the union armyReference to william henry harrisonReluctanceRevolutionary war veteranRobert e leeRural settingScreenplay adapted by authorShakespearean quoteShorthandSlaverySmoke filled roomSmoking tobaccoSquare danceState assemblymanState in titleStovepipe hatTea cupTerritory name in titleU.s. governmentU.s. historyU.s. politicianU.s. presidentUsa presidentVictoryVotingWashington d.c.Woman faintsYear 1831Year 1835Year 1858Year 1860Year 1861
Biopic of Abe Lincoln, 16th President of he 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.
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
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    John Cromwell
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    Harry Humphries
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    Ruth Gordon
    As Mary Todd Lincoln
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    John Cromwell
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    Gene Lockhart
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    George Rosener
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