Abe Lincoln in Illinois / an RKO Radio Picture ; Max Gordon Plays & Pictures Corp. presents ; screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood ; produced by Max Gordon ; directed by John Cromwell.

Views Lincoln's life, from his early days as a young woodsman to his election to the presidency in 1860. Includes his first love with Ann Rutledge, his marriage to Mary Todd, his early law practice, and his debates with Stephen Douglas.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Max Gordon Plays & Pictures Corp, RKO Radio Pictures, Turner Entertainment Co, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Massey, Raymond, Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957, Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985, Howard, Mary, 1913-2009, Watson, Minor, 1889-1965, Baxter, Alan, 1908-1976, Stephens, Harvey, Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986, Cromwell, John, 1886-1979, Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955, Gordon, Max, 1892-1978, Webb, Roy, 1888-1982
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010]
Series:Archive collection.
Subjects:
Sherwood, Robert E. > (Robert Emmet), > 1896-1955 > Film adaptations.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Drama.
Presidents > United States > Drama.
Feature films > United States.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Biographical films.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Biographical films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Views Lincoln's life, from his early days as a young woodsman to his election to the presidency in 1860. Includes his first love with Ann Rutledge, his marriage to Mary Todd, his early law practice, and his debates with Stephen Douglas.
Note:Originally produced in 1940 as a motion picture.
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container.
Based on a the play of Robert E. Sherwood.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.B55 A24 2010 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Credits:Adaptation by Grover Jones ; musical score, Roy Webb ; director of photography, James Wong Howe ; edited by George Hively.
System Details:DVD-R, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital mono; full screen, 4:3, 1.33:1.
Cast:
Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard, Minor Watson, Alan Baxter, Harvey Stephens, Howard da Silva.