Alba di gloria (1939) in streaming su altadefinizione Dieci anni nella vita di Abraham Lincoln, prima che diventasse noto alla sua nazione e al mondo. Si trasferisce da una cabina del Kentucky a Springfield, nell'Illinois, per iniziare il suo studio legale. Difende due uomini accusati di omicidio in una rissa politica, subisce la morte della sua ragazza Ann, corteggia la sua futura moglie Mary Todd e accetta di entrare in politica.
Nel 2003, il film è stato selezionato per la conservazione nel National Film Registry degli Stati Uniti dalla Library of Congress come "culturalmente, storicamente o esteticamente significativo".
Cast
Henry FondaAbraham Lincoln
Alice BradyAbigail Clay
Marjorie WeaverMary Todd
Arleen WhelanSarah Clay
Eddie CollinsEfe Turner
Pauline MooreAnn Rutledge
Richard CromwellMatt Clay
Donald MeekProsecutor John Felder
Eddie QuillanAdam Clay
Spencer ChartersJudge Herbert A. Bell
Ward BondJohn Palmer Cass
Jack KellyMatt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Edwin MaxwellJohn T. Stuart (uncredited)
Milburn StoneStephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Ernie AdamsMan with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Sam AshTownsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Arthur AylesworthNew Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Dorris BowdonCarrie Sue (uncredited)
Virginia BrissacPeach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Paul E. BurnsLoafer (uncredited)
George ChandlerLoafer (uncredited)
Cliff ClarkSheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Frank DaeTownsman (uncredited)
Francis FordSam Boone (uncredited)
Harold GoodwinJeremiah Carter (uncredited)
Charles HaltonHawthorne (uncredited)
Herbert HeywoodTug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)
Robert HomansMr. Clay (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr.Scrub White (uncredited)
Dickie JonesAdam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Kay LinakerMrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Robert LoweryJuror Bill Killian (uncredited)
James Pier MasonJuror (uncredited)
Louis MasonCourt Clerk (uncredited)
Judith DickensCarrie Sue (credit only)
Ivor McFaddenJuror (uncredited)
Tom McGuireBailiff (uncredited)
Robert MilaschTownsman (uncredited)
Dave MorrisLoafer (uncredited)
Frank OrthLoafer (uncredited)
Jack PennickBig Buck Troop (uncredited)
Randall StevensJuror (uncredited)
Russell SimpsonWoolridge (uncredited)
Charles TannenNinian Edwards (uncredited)
Harry TylerBarber (uncredited)
Dorothy VaughanApple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Billy WatsonBoy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)
Delmar WatsonAdmiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
Robert ShawDancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)
