A silent president speaks volumes—and most of it's been lost to time.
A biographical film featuring the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
Acting
George A. Billings' uncanny Lincoln impersonation—he made a career of it.
Production
Massive reconstructed White House sets for 1924 spectacle.
Director
Phil Rosen
George A. Billings
Abraham Lincoln
Ruth Clifford
Ann Rutledge, first sweetheart
Nell Craig
Mary Todd / Mrs. Lincoln
Irene Hunt
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Mother
Westcott Clarke
Thomas Lincoln, Father
Fay McKenzie
Sarah Lincoln
Charles K. French
Isom Enlow, Neighbor
Calvert Carter
Mr. Gollaher, Neighbor
Pat Hartigan
Jack Armstrong, leader of Clary Grove gang
Otis Harlan
Denton Offut, Employer of Lincoln
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Only about 30 minutes survive from the original 120-minute cut—the rest is genuinely lost film history.
George A. Billings was so typecast as Lincoln that he played him in five films and vaudeville, becoming the definitive screen Lincoln until Henry Fonda and Raymond Massey arrived.
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