Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford |
| Producer(s) | Kenneth Macgowan (associate), Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama |
| Top Topics | Presidents |
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Young Mr. Lincoln Overview:
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) was a Black-and-white - Drama Film directed by John Ford and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Kenneth Macgowan.
SYNOPSIS
Ford's depiction of Lincoln's early career finds the statesman in the shy, shambling young lawyer. Fonda plays the future president in the period from the Whig convention of 1832 to his decision to pursue his law career to his first major trial. Particularly telling and poetic is the loss of his first love (Moore), with the scene dissolving from their meeting by a river to her grave site on the same spot next to the now-frozen river. Fine historical drama with a great performance from Fonda.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Young Mr. Lincoln was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2003.
Academy Awards 1939 --- Ceremony Number 12 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Lamar Trotti | Nominated |
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New on Blu-ray and DVD: Young Mr. Lincoln and More
By Amanda Garrett on Jan 13, 2018 From Old Hollywood FilmsThe new year brought a bumper crop of classic movies on Blu-ray and DVD. The list includes director John Ford's classic Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) starring Henry Fonda. 2018 has brought six old Hollywood films to DVD and Blu-ray that include one of director John Ford's best, an early Technicolor ... Read full article
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"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 10, 1946 with Henry Fonda reprising his film role.
Henry Fonda originally turned down the role of Lincoln, saying he didn't think he could play such a great man. He changed his mind after John Ford asked him to do a screen test in full makeup. After viewing himself as Lincoln in the test footage, Fonda liked what he saw, and accepted the part. He later told an interviewer, "I felt as if I were portraying Christ himself on film."
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