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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical-drama film that depicts the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as president of the United States. In the UK, the film is known by the alternate title Spirit of the People. The film was adapted by Grover Jones and Robert E. Sherwood from Sherwood's 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. It was directed by John Cromwell.
Plot
Abe Lincoln leaves home for the first time, having been hired along with two of his friends by Denton Offutt to take a load of pigs by water to New Orleans. When the boat gets stuck at a dam at the settlement of New Salem, Abe sees and loses his heart to Ann Rutledge, the daughter of the local tavern keeper. When Denton later offers him a job at the store he has set up in New Salem, Abe readily accepts.
Cast
- Alan Baxter
- Alec Craig
- Andy Clyde
- Charles Middleton
- Clem Bevans
- Dorothy Tree
- Elisabeth Risdon
- Esther Dale
- Florence Roberts
- Gene Lockhart
- George Irving
- Harvey Stephens
- Herbert Rudley
- Howard Da Silva
- Leona Roberts
- Louis Jean Heydt
- Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset
- Mary Howard de Liagre
- Minor Watson
- Raymond Massey
- Roger Imhof
- Ruth Gordon
- Syd Saylor
- Trevor Bardette