ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS [1940 TRAILER]

Theatrical trailer for the 1940 historical biography "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" starring Raymond Massey (Best Actor Oscar nominee) and Ruth Gordon as Mary Todd Lincoln. In 1831, young Abe Lincoln leaves his father's log cabin to make his way in the world. On his journey to New Orleans to deliver a load of pigs, Abe meets Ann Rutledge in New Salem, Illinois. His delivery completed, Abe returns to New Salem, where he enters into a small business with storekeeper Denton Offut, falls in love with Ann and wins the respect and friendship of the townspeople. Abe is so well liked that Ninian Edwards of the Whig Party comes to town to convince him to run for State Assembly. Abe accepts the challenge, but his victory is overshadowed by Ann's death, and haunted by a sense of doom and lack of ambition, he leaves the legislature after his first term to return to the law. A fateful meeting with Mary Todd, an ambitious, driven woman, however, changes the course of Abe's life for Mary is determined to force Abe to fulfill his destiny. Mary's determination drives Abe away, because he realizes that entering politics and taking a stand on slavery will mean the dissolution of the Union. However, after a visit to New Salem, Abe returns, ready to accept Mary and her sense of purpose. They are married, and several years later, when the tension between North and South reaches a danger point, Abe runs against his old opponent, the well-known and established Stephen Douglas. In a series of electrifying debates, Abe is catapulted into the national consciousness. Knowing that his election to president will mean the secession of the South, Abe resolutely accepts his victory and leaves for Washington, bidding his cheering friends and home in Illinois farewell, never to return again.

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[lucifers1tears]

sweet.. raymond massey is my great grandpa!!

[bookkeeper57]

The Lincolns did not bitch at each other in public; and less often in private than is generally supposed. She was his temperamental foil, but they called each other Mr and Mrs Lincoln in public. She did not care for the way the press treated him, and often said so, but she did not give way to petulance in front of his supporters. She was too astute for that.

[Chiaroscuro1973]

"Raymond Massey performed in the Play before this was made into a film; one of Lincoln's sons saw Massey in the play and met him & told him he sounded just like his father sounded."

A charming thought...but Robert Lincoln died 12 years before the play was written...

[MrCurtwinslow]

very good movie!! Give it a chance, I know it is in B&W, but give it a shot.

[TheGISTofFREEDOM]

To see the great the great Lincoln and Douglas debate clip from this film visit The Gist of Freedom channel or search lincoln and douglas debate.

[bookkeeper57]

Massey and Gordon actually looked like the Lincolns.

[jpowell180]

Raymond Massey performed in the Play before this was made into a film; one of Lincoln's sons saw Massey in the play and met him & told him he sounded just like his father sounded.

Raymond Massey worked with James Best in the Naked and the Dead (about Guadalcanal)...James Best (Sherriff Roscoe P. Coultrine) worked with actor Sonny Schroyer (Deptuty Enos) in the Dukes of Hazzard, and as a kid I knew Sonny Schroyer in Valdosta, Ga...these are my 6 degrees from Abraham Lincoln.

[SueSnell]

Ruth Gordon always looked the same! Amazing.

[Shwetank1]

very good movie

[starrbeatlesqueen]

I've only seen him in Arsenic and Old Lace, playing the murderous, scary Boris Karloff lookalike Jonathan Brewster!