Abe Lincoln in Illinois

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Abe Lincoln in Illinois Main Cast

Raymond Massey
plays Abraham Lincoln

Gene Lockhart
plays Stephen Douglas

Ruth Gordon
plays Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary Howard
plays Ann Rutledge

Minor Watson
plays Joshua Speed

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DIRCAMEO(John Cromwell): abolitionist John Brown. In his next film role, Santa Fe Trail, 'Raymond Massey' portrayed John Brown.
The original Broadway production of "Abe Lincoln in Illinois " by Robert E. Sherwood opened on October 15, 1938 at the Plymouth Theater, ran for 472 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1939.
After his success playing Lincoln in the film and on Broadway, Raymond Massey began to assume the character in real life. He often appeared at social gatherings dressed in Lincoln-esque attire, assuming a Lincoln-like manner and speech. His friend, the playwright George S. Kaufman, observed, "Massey won't be satisfied until someone assassinates him."
Movie Goof (factual errors): Lincoln's House Divided Against Itself speech occurred when he accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for U.S. Senator and not at any of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.

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