Young Mr. Lincoln

Ten years in the life of Abraham Lincoln, before he became known to his nation and the world. He moves from a Kentucky cabin to Springfield, Illinois, to begin his law practice. He defends two men accused of murder in a political brawl, suffers the death of his girlfriend Ann, courts his future wife Mary Todd, and agrees to go into politics. Written by Ed Stephan Young Mr. Lincoln is a 1939 English-language Biography Drama motion picture featuring Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Eddie Collins, Pauline Moore and Delmar Watson. Cosmopolitan Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Darryl F. Zanuck and Kenneth Macgowan. Young Mr. Lincoln is written by Lamar Trotti and directed by John Ford. 20th Century Fox acquired the distribution rights for the film. Young Mr. Lincoln was released on 9th June 1939 and takes a screen time of 100 min. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Young Mr. Lincoln was made on a budget of $1 million. Cinematography was done by Bert Glennon and Arthur C. Miller and editing by Walter Thompson. The music was composed by Alfred Newman.
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