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Abe Lincoln in Illinois: Full Cast & Crew 1940 Biography
In the early 1830s, a youthful Abraham Lincoln (Raymond Massey) departs his home in Kentucky to study law and make a name for himself. While traveling to New Orleans to deliver several pigs he raised with his father, Abe meets Ann Rutledge (Ruth Gordon) in the sleepy hamlet of New Salem, Illinois. Abe returns to the town, starts a business and marries Ann before slowly working his way toward politics and the fateful future that will see him become one of America's most iconic presidents. Released: Feb 12, 1940 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
John Cromwell Director Raymond Massey Abe Lincoln Actor Gene Lockhart Stephen Douglas Actor Ruth Gordon Mary Todd Lincoln Actor Mary Howard Ann Rutledge Actor Minor Watson Joshua Speed Actor Alan Baxter Billy Herndon Actor Harvey Stephens Ninian Edwards Actor Howard Da Silva Jack Armstrong Actor Dorothy Tree Elizabeth Edwards Actor Aldrich Bowker Judge Bowling Green Actor Maurice Murphy John McNeil Actor Grover Jones Writer Robert E. Sherwood Writer Max Gordon Producer