Abraham Lincoln (1924 film)

{{For|the short film made in Phonofilm starring Frank McGlynn, Sr. as Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln (1924 film short)}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Abraham Lincoln

| image = File:Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Phil Rosen

| producer = Al Rockett
Ray Rockett

| writer = Frances Marion (story and screenplay)

| narrator =

| starring = George A. Billings
Ruth Clifford
Irene Hunt
Louise Fazenda

| music = Joseph Carl Breil

| cinematography = H. Lyman Broening
Robert Kurrle

| editing =

| studio = Rockett-Lincoln Productions

| distributor = Associated First National

| released = {{Film date|1924|01|21|New York City premiere|1924|02|02|U.S.}}

| runtime = 120 minutes (12 reels); 150 minutes (15 reels) at NYC premiere

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

| gross =

}}

File:Silent film actor George Billings (SAYRE 7576).jpg

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln is a 1924 American feature film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Frances Marion.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014644 IMDB entry] By the date of release, the film's title was shortened to Abraham Lincoln, since the previous title was regarded as cumbersome.{{cite magazine |date=January 19, 1924 |title='Abraham Lincoln' To Be Title of Picture |url=https://archive.org/stream/exhibitorsherald18exhi#page/n478/mode/1up |magazine=Exhibitors Herald |page=33 |access-date=November 20, 2017 }}

Plot

Cast

George A. Billings as Abraham Lincoln
Danny Hoy as Lincoln as a boy
Ruth Clifford as Ann Rutledge
Irene Hunt as Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Fay McKenzie as Sarah Lincoln
Westcott Clarke as Thomas Lincoln
Charles K. French as Isom Enlow
William J. Humphrey as Stephen A. Douglas
A. Edward Sutherland as William Scott (billed as Eddie Sutherland)
Louise Fazenda as Sally
William F. Moran as John Wilkes Booth
Walter Rogers as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
James Welch as Gen. Robert E. Lee
Willis Marks as Secretary of State William H. Seward
Fred Kohler as New Orleans slave auctioneer
Pat Hartigan as Jack Armstrong
Otis Harlan as Denton Offutt
Jules Hanft as James Rutledge
Julia Hesse as Mrs. Rutledge
Robert Bolder as country politician
William McIllwain as Dr. Allen
Robert Milasch as Southern planter
George Reehm as Southern planter
Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Ninian Edwards, Mary's sister
Mickey Moore as Willie Lincoln
Newton Hall as Tad Lincoln
Francis Powers as Richard J. Oglesby
Homer Willits as John Hay, Lincoln's secretary
Jim Blackwell as Tom
Frances Raymond as Scott's mother
Jack Rollings as Union sentry
Merrill McCormick as corporal of the guard (billed as William McCormick)
Frank Newburg as Bixby
W. John Steppling as delegation chairman
Wanda Crazer as dancer
Alfred Allen as General George Meade
Miles McCarthy as Major/General Robert Anderson
Earl Schenck as Colonel Henry Rathbone
Dolly McLean as Miss Harris
Cordelia Callahan as Mrs. Surratt
Dallas Hope as stable boy
Dick Johnson as bartender
Jack Winn as Ned Spangler
Lawrence Grant as actor at Ford's Theatre
Ivy Livingston as actress at Ford's Theatre
Kathleen Chambers as actress at Ford's Theatre
Henry Rattenberry as stagehand
W. L. McPheeters as Secret Service Chief Allan Pinkerton
Nick Cogley as Secretary of War Simon Cameron
Charles Smiley as Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase
R. G. Dixon as Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles
Harry Kelsey as Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith
Joseph S. Mills as Postmaster-General Montgomery Blair
Fred Manly as Attorney-General Edward Bates
William von Hardenburg as Attorney-General James Speed
R. J. Duston as Postmaster-General William Dennison, Jr.

Awards

The movie won the Photoplay Medal of Honor for 1924 given out by Photoplay Magazine,{{cite web|title=Awards for The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014644/awards|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=September 24, 2013}} the most prestigious American film award of its time.

Preservation status

Incomplete prints of the film, including some color-tinted and color-toned footage, exist in various film archives, including the National Film and Sound Archive and the Library of Congress.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DramaticLifeOfAbrahamL1924.html |title=The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln |publisher=silentera.com}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0014644|The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln}}
[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DramaticLifeOfAbrahamL1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln] at silentera.com
[http://www.dvrbs.com/camden-movies/images/Lyric-111024-02b.jpg Theatrical advert] for the New Lyric Theater in November 1924, announcing the film, which shares dual space with Circe, the Enchantress with Mae Murray

Category:1924 films

Category:1920s American films

Category:1920s English-language films

Category:1920s historical films

Category:Fictional depictions of Abraham Lincoln in film

Category:Films directed by Phil Rosen

Category:American Civil War films

Category:First National Pictures films

Category:American silent feature films

Category:Films with screenplays by Frances Marion

Category:American black-and-white films

Category:American historical films