Abraham Lincoln 1930

D W Griffiths Abraham Lincoln 1930
This video features a series of short clips that showcase President Lincoln's life from infancy to his early adulthood, including his birth, early jobs, and (unsubstantiated) affair with Ann Rutledge.

Director: D.W. Griffith(personally directed by)
Writers: Stephen Vincent Benet (adapted for the screen by), John W. Considine Jr. (story), Gerrit J. Lloyd (continuty and dialogue)
Stars: Walter Huston, Una Merkel, William L. Thorne

Trivia
James Bradbury Sr. (General Winfield Scott), Frank Campeau (General Philip Sheridan) and Robert Brower, who plays an uncredited role, are the only actors in the film who were alive during the American Civil War (1861-1865). They were born on October 12, 1857, December 14, 1864 and July 14, 1850 respectively.

Goofs
In both the Union and Confederate parades, the musicians play trombones with forward facing bells. During the Civil War, the bells faced backwards.
Quotes
Abraham Lincoln: You know, Ann, I... I've always done a lot of dreaming. And lately it seems when I dream, your face gets mixed up in it.

Ann Rutledge: Does it really, Abe? Tell me about them, Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln: Well, I... I feel as though I'm going to be seeing your face 'til the day I die. Course, I know that that'll be pretty hard on you to have to look at my face that long.

Ann Rutledge: Everybody to their own opinion.

Abraham Lincoln: Hmm?

Ann Rutledge: Well, I... I think it's the dearest, kindest, most beautiful face in the whole world.

Abraham Lincoln: Oh, Ann, Ann. Course, I know that's just flattery, but I love it.

Alternate versions
Originally, this film was color-tinted in sepia-tone, with blue for night scenes. These prints also had a prologue. Current public-domain prints are in black and white, minus the prologue with a shorter running time.
Connections
Edited into General Spanky (1936)