Abe Lincoln in Illinois

John Cromwell

Robert E. Sherwood
Grover Jones

[Cast Group]
Actor: Raymond Massey | Character: Abe Lincoln
Actor: Gene Lockhart | Character: Stephen A. Douglas
Actor: Ruth Gordon | Character: Mary Todd Lincoln
Actor: Mary Howard | Character: Ann Rutledge
Actor: Minor Watson | Character: Joshua Speed
Actor: Alan Baxter | Character: Billy Herndon
Actor: Harvey Stephens | Character: Ninian Edwards
Actor: Howard Da Silva | Character: Jack Armstrong
Actor: Dorothy Tree | Character: Elizabeth Edwards
Actor: Aldrich Bowker | Character: Judge Bowling Green
Actor: Maurice Murphy | Character: John McNeil
Actor: Louis Jean Heydt | Character: Mentor Graham
Actor: Clem Bevans | Character: Ben Mattling
Actor: Harlan Briggs | Character: Denton Offut
Actor: Herbert Rudley | Character: Seth Gale
Actor: Andy Clyde | Character: Stage Driver
Actor: Roger Imhof | Character: Mr. Crimmin
Actor: Edmund Elton | Character: Mr. Rutledge
Actor: Leona Roberts | Character: Mrs. Rutledge
Actor: Florence Roberts | Character: Mrs. Bowling Green
Actor: George Rosener | Character: Dr. Chandler
Actor: Trevor Bardette | Character: John Hanks
Actor: Syd Saylor | Character: John Johnston
Actor: Elisabeth Risdon | Character: Sarah Lincoln
Actor: Charles Middleton | Character: Tom Lincoln
Actor: Alec Craig | Character: Trum Cogdall
Actor: Erville Alderson | Character: Stonewall Jackson
Actor: Tommy E. Baughner | Character: One of the Rutledge Boys
Actor: Ted Billings | Character: Onlooker at Debate
Actor: Henry Blair | Character: Tad Lincoln
Actor: Ed Brady | Character: Raft Steerer
Actor: Sonny Bupp | Character: Willie Lincoln
Actor: George Chandler | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Tom Chatterton | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Dan Clark | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Wallis Clark | Character: Politician
Actor: Jane Corcoran | Character: Woman on Street
Actor: John Cromwell | Character: John Brown
Actor: Cecil Cunningham | Character: Undetermined Supporting Role
Actor: Esther Dale | Character: Lincoln's Cook
Actor: Dick Elliott | Character: Politician
Actor: Robert Elliott | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Fern Emmett | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Paul Everton | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Edward Fielding | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Byron Foulger | Character: Politician
Actor: Peggy Ann Garner | Character: Little Girl
Actor: Gus Glassmire | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Adda Gleason | Character: Maid
Actor: Jesse Graves | Character: Onlooker at Debate
Actor: George Guhl | Character: Greeley's Secretary
Actor: Paul Guilfoyle | Character: Minor Role
Actor: C. Hayes | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Fay Helm | Character: Mrs. Seth Gale
Actor: Dell Henderson | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Harry Humphries | Character: Daniel Webster
Actor: George Irving | Character: Colonel Robert E. Lee
Actor: Selmer Jackson | Character: Aide to Stephen Douglas
Actor: Jack Kenny | Character: Citizen
Actor: Milton Kibbee | Character: Abe's Friend
Actor: Victor Kilian | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Robert Middlemass | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Edwin Mills | Character: Robert Lincoln
Actor: Emory Parnell | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Kathleen Proctor | Character: Woman on Street
Actor: Lorin Raker | Character: Minor Role
Actor: William Royle | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Florence Rutledge | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Allen D. Sewall | Character: Citizen
Actor: Kathryn Sheldon | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Napoleon Simpson | Character: Gobey
Actor: John St. Polis | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Landers Stevens | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Guy Usher | Character: Douglas' Crony
Actor: Edward Van Sloan | Character: Dr. Barrett
Actor: Bryant Washburn | Character: Minor Role
Actor: Dorothea Wolbert | Character: Mrs. Collins -- Woman in Store
Actor: Ian Wolfe | Character: Horace Greeley
Actor: William Worthington | Character: Minor Role

[Directors Group]
Name: John Cromwell | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Robert E. Sherwood | Role: Writer
Name: Grover Jones | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Max Gordon | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Roy Webb | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: James Wong Howe | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: George Hively | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Charles Richards | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Van Nest Polglase | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Casey Roberts | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: James R. Barker | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Don L. Cash | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fred Frederick | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Doris Harris | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Norbert A. Myles | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Hazel Rogers | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Maurice Seiderman | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Harold Lewis | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Dewey Starkey | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: William Dorfman | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Harry Mancke | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Grayson Rogers | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Carroll Clark | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Hugh McDowell Jr. | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Kellerber | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Vernon L. Walker | Role: Special Effects
Name: Horace L. Hulburd | Role: Special Effects
Name: W. Kimpton | Role: Special Effects
Name: D. Kohler | Role: Special Effects
Name: Kenny Koontz | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Emmett Bergholz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: H.J. Brandon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stan Chandler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Daly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eugene Fribourge | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Earl Gilpin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ledge Haddow | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William Handy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: E.T. Harris | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alexander Kahle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jack McCrackin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William Monroe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eddie Pyle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William Record | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Walter Plunkett | Role: Costume Department
Name: Frank Carr | Role: Costume Department
Name: Tommy Clark | Role: Costume Department
Name: Bert Hall | Role: Costume Department
Name: Eugene Joseff | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ann Landers | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Douglas Travers | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Louis Shapiro | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Louis Kaufman | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Adele Cannon | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Corynn Kiehl | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: David Robel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stafford Campbell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lillian K. Deighton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Hartman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles Leonard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles Matthews | Role: Additional Crew
Name: S. Barret McCormick | Role: Additional Crew

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United States: January 22, 1940 (Washington, D.C., premiere)
United States: February 22, 1940 (New York City, New York)
United States: April 19, 1940
Australia: April 30, 1940
Mexico: July 4, 1940
South Africa: January 31, 1941 (Johannesburg)
South Africa: March 14, 1941 (Cape Town)
Sweden: November 10, 1941
Portugal: September 6, 1943
Belgium: January 19, 1945 (Brussels)
Netherlands: June 15, 1945 (Utrecht)
France: October 3, 1945 (Paris)
Austria: 1946
Germany: 1946
Finland: March 15, 1946
United States: June 21, 1956 (Memphis, Tennessee, TV premiere)

Nominee | 1941 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Raymond Massey, Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Nominee | 1941 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | James Wong Howe, Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Winner | 1940 | Photoplay Awards | Photoplay Award | Best Pictures of the Month (April) | Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Winner | 1940 | Photoplay Awards | Photoplay Award | Best Performances of the Month (April) | Raymond Massey, Abe Lincoln in Illinois

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