In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.

Henry Fonda
as Abraham Lincoln

Alice Brady
as Abigail Clay

Marjorie Weaver
as Mary Todd

Arleen Whelan
as Sarah Clay

Eddie Collins
as Efe Turner

Pauline Moore
as Ann Rutledge

Richard Cromwell
as Matt Clay

Donald Meek
as Prosecutor John Felder

Eddie Quillan
as Adam Clay

Spencer Charters
as Judge Herbert A. Bell
CinemaSerf
A gentle biopic of the early life and career that established Abraham Lincoln on the road to his place in US history. Henry Fonda plays the naive and deeply principled country lawyer in an engaging, if at times slightly ponderous, fashion - aided well by Marjorie Weaver ("Mary Todd"). His eloquence ...