Abe Lincoln In Illinois

A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate C: 1200' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White Sound John Cromwell Director: John Cromwell RKO Radio Pictures

Abe Lincoln loses his heart to Ann Rutledge, the beautiful daughter of the local tavern keeper. Ann waits for him two years before receiving a letter from him in which he states he does not know when he will return. Abe seizes the opportunity to express his love for her; she is unsure of her feelings for him and asks for a little time. She dies from "brain fever", telling Abe on her deathbed that she could have loved him.

Credits

Cast
Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon
Complete catalog record
ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS. c1940. Presented by Max Gordon Plays & Pictures Corp. 110 min., sd. Based on the play by Robert E. Sherwood. Credits: Producer, Max Gordon; director, John Cromwell; screenplay, Robert E. Sherwood; adaptation, Grover Jones; music score, Roy Webb; editor, George Hively. © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 22Jan40; LP9486.

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