A Failure at Fifty

A Failure at Fifty

1940 · Drama, History · 0h 10m · 5.5

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

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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)
M
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)
Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn
Partner (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
Minor Role (uncredited)

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