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The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.
Top billed cast
Edmund GloverAbe Lincoln
Mary AndersonAnn Rutledge
Truman BradleyLincoln's Friend
Carey WilsonNarrator (voice)- Margaret BertAnn's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)
George ChesebroCreditor (uncredited)
Naomi ChildersPartner (uncredited)
Jules CowlesMember of the Senate (uncredited)
Edward CoxenFarmer (uncredited)
Olin FrancisTrader (uncredited)
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