A Failure at Fifty

  • Rated 5.5 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1940
  • 10m
  • Drama
  • History

The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.

Director
Will Jason
Starring
Edmund Glover, Mary Anderson, Truman Bradley, Carey Wilson

Cast

  • Edmund Glover

    Edmund Glover

    Abe Lincoln

  • Mary Anderson

    Mary Anderson

    Ann Rutledge

  • Truman Bradley

    Truman Bradley

    Lincoln's Friend

  • Carey Wilson

    Carey Wilson

    Narrator (voice)

  • Margaret Bert

    Ann's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)

  • George Chesebro

    George Chesebro

    Creditor (uncredited)

  • Naomi Childers

    Naomi Childers

    Partner (uncredited)

  • Jules Cowles

    Jules Cowles

    Member of the Senate (uncredited)

  • Edward Coxen

    Edward Coxen

    Farmer (uncredited)

  • Olin Francis

    Olin Francis

    Trader (uncredited)

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