The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln is a 1924 American feature film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Frances Marion.[1] By the date of release, the film's title was shortened to Abraham Lincoln, since the previous title was regarded as cumbersome.[2]
Plot
Cast
- George A. Billings as Abraham Lincoln
- Danny Hoy as Lincoln as a boy
- Ruth Clifford as Ann Rutledge
- Irene Hunt as Nancy Hanks Lincoln
- Fay McKenzie as Sarah Lincoln
- Westcott Clarke as Thomas Lincoln
- Charles K. French as Isom Enlow
- William J. Humphrey as Stephen A. Douglas
- A. Edward Sutherland as William Scott (billed as Eddie Sutherland)
- Louise Fazenda as Sally
- William F. Moran as John Wilkes Booth
- Walter Rogers as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
- James Welch as Gen. Robert E. Lee
- Willis Marks as Secretary of State William H. Seward
- Fred Kohler as New Orleans slave auctioneer
- Pat Hartigan as Jack Armstrong
- Otis Harlan as Denton Offutt
- Jules Hanft as James Rutledge
- Julia Hesse as Mrs. Rutledge
- Robert Bolder as country politician
- William McIllwain as Dr. Allen
- Robert Milasch as Southern planter
- George Reehm as Southern planter
- Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Ninian Edwards, Mary's sister
- Mickey Moore as Willie Lincoln
- Newton Hall as Tad Lincoln
- Francis Powers as Richard J. Oglesby
- Homer Willits as John Hay, Lincoln's secretary
- Jim Blackwell as Tom
- Frances Raymond as Scott's mother
- Jack Rollings as Union sentry
- Merrill McCormick as corporal of the guard (billed as William McCormick)
- Frank Newburg as Bixby
- W. John Steppling as delegation chairman
- Wanda Crazer as dancer
- Alfred Allen as General George Meade
- Miles McCarthy as Major/General Robert Anderson
- Earl Schenck as Colonel Henry Rathbone
- Dolly McLean as Miss Harris
- Cordelia Callahan as Mrs. Surratt
- Dallas Hope as stable boy
- Dick Johnson as bartender
- Jack Winn as Ned Spangler
- Lawrence Grant as actor at Ford's Theatre
- Ivy Livingston as actress at Ford's Theatre
- Kathleen Chambers as actress at Ford's Theatre
- Henry Rattenberry as stagehand
- W. L. McPheeters as Secret Service Chief Allan Pinkerton
- Nick Cogley as Secretary of War Simon Cameron
- Charles Smiley as Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase
- R. G. Dixon as Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles
- Harry Kelsey as Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith
- Joseph S. Mills as Postmaster-General Montgomery Blair
- Fred Manly as Attorney-General Edward Bates
- William von Hardenburg as Attorney-General James Speed
- R. J. Duston as Postmaster-General William Dennison, Jr.
Awards
The movie won the Photoplay Medal of Honor for 1924 given out by Photoplay Magazine,[3] the most prestigious American film award of its time.
Preservation status
Incomplete prints of the film, including some color-tinted and color-toned footage, exist in various film archives, including the National Film and Sound Archive and the Library of Congress.[4]
See also
- Cultural depictions of Abraham Lincoln
- List of films and television shows about the American Civil War
- List of incomplete or partially lost films
- List of actors who have played the President of the United States of America
References
- ^ IMDB entry
- ^ "'Abraham Lincoln' To Be Title of Picture". Exhibitors Herald. January 19, 1924. p. 33. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "Awards for The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ "The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln". silentera.com.
External links
- The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln at IMDb
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln at silentera.com
- Theatrical advert for the New Lyric Theater in November 1924, announcing the film, which shares dual space with Circe, the Enchantress with Mae Murray
