Abraham Lincoln (1930) on Netflix
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Abraham Lincoln works as a shopkeeper in New Salem, loves Ann Rutledge, then courts Mary Todd. He debates Stephen A. Douglas and is elected president in 1860 as civil war looms.
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- IMDb5.7/101,908 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes75%
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Plot summary
Abraham Lincoln begins in New Salem, where he works in a shop and splits rails for a living. He falls in love with Ann Rutledge, but after she dies, he sinks into a depression and even contemplates taking his own life. Later he trains as a lawyer and moves to Springfield, where he meets Mary Todd. His courtship of Mary is complicated by lingering feelings for Ann, but they eventually marry. Lincoln's public career gains momentum through a series of debates with Stephen A. Douglas over slavery and the threat of secession. In 1860 he wins the presidency, just as the nation faces the outbreak of civil war. As president, he must guide the Union through the conflict.
Cast
- Helen Wareas Mrs. Edwards
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Abraham Lincoln (1930)
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- D. W. Griffith's 1930 film Abraham Lincoln was the first sound film about the American Civil War that veterans of that war could view.
- Abraham Lincoln, starring Walter Huston in the title role, was the first of only two sound films made by director D. W. Griffith.
- The film shows Lincoln receiving a Secret Service report about threats from Northern Copperheads, but in reality the Secret Service was not created until two months after Lincoln's death.
- The film invents a scene in which Lincoln stands Mary Todd up on their scheduled wedding day; in reality, Lincoln ended the engagement before the wedding day.
