---
title: 'Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/young-mr-lincoln-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032155/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

1939 · 100 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Young Mr. Lincoln is a 1939 American biographical drama film about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda. Ford and producer Darryl F. Zanuck fought for control of the film, to the point where Ford destroyed unwanted takes for fear the studio would use them in the film. Screenwriter Lamar Trotti was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing/Original Story.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [Lamar Trotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/lamar-trotti)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Charles Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-charles-miller), [Bert Glennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-glennon)
- **Editor:** [Walter A. Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-a-thompson)

## Cast

- [Clarence Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-wilson) as Dr. Mason
- [Dorothy Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-vaughan) as “Apple Pie” Baker
- [Donald Meek](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-meek) as Prosecutor John Felder
- [Sam Ash](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-ash)
- [George Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-chandler)
- [Charles Tannen](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-tannen) as Ninian Edwards
- [Kay Linaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-linaker) as Mme Edwards
- [Eddie Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-collins) as Efe Turner
- [Eddie Quillan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-quillan) as Adam Clay
- [Robert Lowery](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lowery) as Juré Bill Killian
- [Charles Halton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-halton) as Hawthorne
- [Robert Homans](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-homans) as Mr. Clay
- [Richard Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-cromwell) as Matt Clay
- [Jack Pennick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-pennick)
- [Milburn Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/milburn-stone) as Stephen A. Douglas

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