One such film is abe lincoln in illinois, john cromwells 1940 screen. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 cast and crew moviefone. More than a century earlier, in 1889, the illinois general assembly established the illinois state historical library as a repository for materials on the states political, social, and religious history. Dec 14, 2012 available from uk the double oscar nominated abe lincoln in illinois portrays the story of abraham lincoln, from his early days in backwoods kentucky to his election as the 16th. In fact, he had already lost his first election for state legislator before he became postmaster. Lincoln, 1939, and john cromwell abe lincoln in illinois, 1940. Home news culture and trends abe lincoln s illinois. Abe lincoln at illinois turned out to be a succes destime for its. View the tcmdb entry for abe lincoln in illinois 1940. Raymond massey, gene lockhart, ruth gordon, mary howard, dorothy tree, harvey stephens, minor watson, alan baxter among the most masterful matchups of actor and role in screen history is this stirring film of robert e. Abe lincoln in i llinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of abraham lincoln from his departure from kentucky until his. Abe lincoln in illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of abraham lincoln.
Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 was based on the pulitzer prizewinning play by robert e. Cinematographer james wong howe garnered the second of ten academy award nominations for his evocative cinematography in abe lincoln in i llinois 1940, directed by john cromwell. Abe lincoln in illinois wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. After a time running livestock to new orleans he settles in new salem where he meets and falls in love with ann rutledge who is already engaged to someone. In the early 1830s, a youthful abraham lincoln raymond massey departs his home in kentucky to study law and make a name for himself. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 77 produced by. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 in the early 1830s, a youthful abraham lincoln raymond massey departs his home in kentucky to study law and make a name for himself. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 as the war raged in europe, americans found solace and inspiration in a film chronicling the nations greatest president and his electrifying rise to national prominence. Massey went on to reprise the role of lincoln in the 1953 stage dramatization of the poem john browns body, in the first television production of the day lincoln was shot, and in the cinerama film how the west was won in which he had no spoken lines. But for the 1940 film abe lincoln in illinois, the filmmakers truly did have an actor playing the role he was born to play. Abe lincoln in i llinois is a 1940 film about the early life of abraham lincoln. In the uk, the film is known by the alternate title spirit of the people.
The screen lincolns hatred of politics is fundamentally wrong. The film abe lincoln in illinois 1940 has perhaps the best recreation of the lincoln douglas debates ever put on film. Abe lincoln in illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of abraham lincoln from his departure from kentucky until his election as president of the united states. Abe lincoln in i llinois vfull movie torrent download hd 1080p. Humble abraham lincoln gains the respect of his illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected president in 1860 and departs for washington. Expanded a bit for cinematic purposes, the film traces lincolns progress from his days. Based on the new york times bestselling novel, killing lincoln is the suspenseful, eyeopening story of the events surrounding the assassination of u. While traveling to new orleans to deliver several pigs he raised with his father, abe meets ann rutledge ruth gordon in the sleepy hamlet of new salem, illinois. The film covers his life from his early days as a lawyer up.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Abe lincoln in illinois cast and crew cast photos and. Raymond massey in abe lincoln in illinois 1940 abe lincoln in illinois 1940 raymond massey in abe lincoln in illinois 1940. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 the movie database tmdb. Full text and audio mp3 of movie abe lincoln in illinois lincoln douglas debate. The script gets lincolns style right, but not his motives. Abe lincoln in i llinois depicts the life of a man considered by many to be one of the worlds greatest human beings. Raymond massey plays abe lincoln in this moving adaptation of robert sherwoods pulitzer prizewinning play. She stared in plays in new york city and london, not doing another film until she played mary todd in director john cromwells abe lincoln in illinois 1940, costarred with edward g. It takes the viewer from lincoln s younger days, perhaps when he was nearing twenty, until he leaves illinois for washington where he will begin serving his first term as president. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 movie theaters moviefone. Abe lincoln in illinois was written by the american playwright robert e. Humble abraham lincoln gains the respect of his illinois neighbors, growing.
But for the 1940 film abe lincoln in i llinois, the filmmakers truly did have an actor playing the role he was born to play. Movie mirrors index abe lincoln in i llinois 1940 b 110 en. Its failure moved one hollywood wiseguy to collar gordon at a party and say, i cant understand it, max. Abe lincoln raymond massey advances from a storekeeper to president. Abe lincoln in i llinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of abraham lincoln from his departure from kentucky until his election as president of the united states. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 ultimate classics collection. Tom lincoln complains about the terrible winter and now the terrible spring. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing abe lincoln in i llinois near you.
A couple of friends come over and tell abe and tom about a job paying a lot of. Sherwood from sherwoods pulitzer prizewinning play of the same name. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 directed by john cromwell. Abe lincoln in illinois adalah sebuah film biografi 1940 yang mengisahkan kehidupan abraham lincoln dari kepergiannya dari kentucky sampai ai terpilih menjadi presiden amerika serikat film tersebut dibintangi oleh raymond massey dan howard da silva, yang mempersembahkan kembali peran mereka dari produksi asli broadway abe lincoln in illinois yang masingmasing memerankan abe lincoln dan. Abe lincoln in illinois is a 1940 biographical film that depicts the life of abraham lincoln from his departure from kentucky until his election as president of the. He is the recipient of the national humanities medal and recently served as a content consultant to the steve spielberg film lincoln. The moving drama featured an academy awardnominated performance by raymond massey as the future president. In his next film role, santa fe trail 1940, raymond massey portrayed john brown. Audio mp3 of address delivered by raymond massey and gene lockhart. Newyork historical society abe lincoln in illinois 1940.
We have now heard the leading arguments of the two candidates for the high office of united states senator from illinois. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Sherwood made no attempt to be prescient, in the same way abraham lincoln seemed to foresee his own doomed future, but we may take as a sad state of fact that all life is a cycle and we must continually fight the same. When sherwood agreed to sell the film rights, he added a condition that massey was to be given the starring role. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In 1831, young abe lincoln leaves his fathers log cabin to make his way in the world. Comparatively little work has been done on how abraham lincoln has been. The opening scene of the play depicts new salems schoolmaster teaching. His delivery completed, abe returns to new salem, where he enters into a small business with storekeeper denton offut, falls in love with ann and wins the respect and friendship of the townspeople. His mother encourages him to follow the bible, and he leaves on a flatboat.
He loves and loses ann rutlege, marries mary todd, overcomes a pile of debt incurred when his general store fails, and establishes himself as a lawyer and a politician. An ambitious man, he was elected repeatedly to the illinois state legislature, where he became a leader of the whig party. Adapted from robert sherwoods play, a sad lincoln reluctantly enters politics and marriage as his destiny draws him onward. Abe lincoln in illinois is a 1940 film about the early life of abraham lincoln. His delivery completed, abe returns to new salem, where he enters into a small business with storekeeper denton offut, falls in love with ann. Abe lincoln in illinois has been ranked 922 times, wins 45. In 1831 abraham lincoln reads shakespeare and argues with his father. Sherwood adapted his own play for the screen, opening it up with. The abraham lincoln presidential librarys history began long before its completion in 2004. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 cast and crew in the early 1830s, a youthful abraham lincoln raymond massey departs his home in kentucky to study law and make a name for himself.
Ehrlichs magic bullet 1940 and appeared as miss ellis in director george cukors film starring greta garbo. The play was adapted into a film, also called abe lincoln in illinois, which was released in 1940 and was directed by john cromwell. Ruth gordon was mary todd lincoln, and cromwell played john brown. Read the full synopsis of abe lincoln in illinois, 1940, directed by john cromwell, with raymond massey, gene lockhart, ruth gordon, at turner classic movies. After a single term in congress 18461848, lincoln s political career seemed to have peaked. Born in a log cabin, abraham lincoln february 12, 1809april 15, 1865 taught himself enough law to become a lawyer. Abe lincoln in i llinois 1940 in the early 1830s, a youthful abraham lincoln raymond massey departs his home in kentucky to study law and make a name for himself.
An ambitious man, lincoln was wellaware that a political career was the fastest route to social mobility at the time. Abe lincoln in illinois was adapted as a film in 1940, starring raymond massey in the title role, with ruth gordon and gene lockhart. Guarda abramo lincoln 22 abe lincoln in illinois 1940 comedy film ita raymond massey bellerofonte su dailymotion. Sherwoods beloved play taking a thoroughly human look at the early years of our 16th. Abe lincoln in i llinois is a 1938 play by robert sherwood. An historically accurate and realistic portrayal of abraham lincoln s raymond massey, reprising his 1938. How then is the lincoln persona shaped in three central films, d. This film is based on robert sherwoods pulitzerprizewinning play. Academy conversations tcm original careers in film summit, 31 days of oscar, 2019.
With raymond massey, gene lockhart, ruth gordon, mary howard. Sherwoods 1939 pulitzer prizewinning play, yet slightly inferior to the previous years young mr. I mean tommy lee jones is a great actor, but he looks about as much like ty cobb as my big toe does. A play in twelve scenes robert emmet sherwood, foreword by carl sandburg on. Jan 21, 2009 theatrical trailer for the 1940 historical biography abe lincoln in illinois starring raymond massey best actor oscar nominee and ruth gordon as mary todd lincoln. Expanded a bit for cinematic purposes, the film traces lincolns progress from. She stared in plays in new york city and london, not doing another film until she played mary todd in director john cromwells abe lincoln in illino is 1940, costarred with edward g. Abe lincoln in illinois depicts the life of a man considered by many to be one of the worlds greatest human beings. Abe lincoln in illinois raymond massey gene lockhart ruth gordon 1940 over the space of 30 years, young abraham lincoln raymond massey goes from storekeeper to backwoods lawyer to suitor to president of the united stat. Abe lincoln in illinois is a play written by the american playwright robert e.
The music hall celebrates washingtons birthday with a brilliant edition of sherwoods abe lincoln in illinois, with raymond massey and ruth gordon. Abe lincoln in illinois is a 1938 play by robert sherwood. Raymond massey stars as lincoln in this episodic film biography that traces the life and times of americas 16th president from his humble beginnings to his first sweetheart and early law practice through his final. Biopic of abe lincoln 16th president of he united states from his early days in backwoods kentucky to his election as president. It is a study in the life of youknowwho, starting with lincoln as a young man in his twenties in search of his destiny. According to the usual custom of debate each of the candidates will now speak in rebuttal. That is a conclusion towards which the advocates of slavery are driving us. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 john cromwell synopsis. The best film adaptations of plays that won the pulitzer prize for drama.
Sherwood wrote the screenplay, which was adapted by grover jones. Abe lincoln in illinois film by cromwell 1940 britannica. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 carries both historical insight while at the same time being remarkably and most startlingly current in its message. Sherwoods beloved play taking a thoroughly human look at the early years of our 16th president, with all his frailties and strength of character. Abe lincoln in i llinois 1940 was based on the pulitzer prizewinning play by robert e. The moving drama featured an academy awardnominated. In john cromwells 1940 abe lincoln in illinois, raymond massey, who was. Take a mini road trip through important abe lincoln history. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It takes the viewer from lincoln s younger days, perhaps when he was nearing twenty, until he leaves illinois for washington where.
Expanded a bit for cinematic purposes, the film traces lincoln s progress from his days. Among the most masterful matchups of actor and role in screen history is this stirring film of robert e. The film abe lincoln in illinois 1940 has perhaps the best recreation of the lincolndouglas debates ever put on film. The debate portrayed has remarks culled from all the debates, is an excellent recreation of the main arguments made by each of the men, and is evocative of their speaking styles.
Available from uk the double oscar nominated abe lincoln in i llinois portrays the story of abraham lincoln, from his early days in backwoods kentucky to his election as the 16th. Released 1940, abe lincoln in illinois stars raymond massey, gene lockhart, ruth gordon, mary howard the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Movie speech abe lincoln in illinois 1940 lincoln douglas debate. While some aspects of the plot to slay lincoln and cripple the newly forming union are widely known, much more of the history unfolds in this insightful drama. Abe lincoln in illinois is a 1940 biographical film that depicts the life of abraham lincoln from his departure from kentucky until his election as president of the united states. On his journey to new orleans to deliver a load of pigs, abe meets ann rutledge in new salem, illinois. Abe lincoln in illinois cast and crew cast photos and info. Join us for the newyork historical societys inaugural film series, featuring opening remarks by notable directors, writers, actors, and historians. Abe lincoln in i llinois was adapted as a film in 1940, starring raymond massey in the title role, with ruth gordon and gene lockhart.
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