
Plot
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.
Trailer
Cast

Raymond Massey
Abe Lincoln

Gene Lockhart
Stephen Douglas

Ruth Gordon
Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary Howard
Ann Rutledge

Minor Watson
Joshua Speed

Alan Baxter
Billy Herndon

Harvey Stephens
Ninian Edwards

Howard Da Silva
Jack Armstrong

Dorothy Tree
Elizabeth Edwards

Aldrich Bowker
Judge Bowling Green

Maurice Murphy
John McNeil

Louis Jean Heydt
Mentor Graham

Clem Bevans
Ben Mattling

Harlan Briggs
Denton Offut

Herbert Rudley
Seth Gale

Andy Clyde
Stage Driver

Roger Imhof
Mr. Crimmin

Edmund Elton
Mr. Rutledge

Leona Roberts
Mrs. Rutledge

Florence Roberts
Mrs. Bowling Green

George Rosener
Dr. Chandler

Trevor Bardette
John Hanks

Syd Saylor
John Johnston

Elisabeth Risdon
Sarah Lincoln

Charles Middleton
Tom Lincoln

Alec Craig
Trum Cogdall

Erville Alderson
Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)

Ted Billings
Onlooker at Debate (uncredited)

Henry Blair
Tad Lincoln (uncredited)

Ed Brady
Raft Steerer (uncredited)

Sonny Bupp
Willie Lincoln (uncredited)

George Chandler
Minor Role (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton
Minor Role (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Minor Role (uncredited)

Dan Clark
Minor Role (uncredited)

Wallis Clark
Politician (uncredited)

Jane Corcoran
Woman on Street (uncredited)

John Cromwell
John Brown (uncredited)

Cecil Cunningham
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)

Esther Dale
Lincoln's Cook (uncredited)

Dick Elliott
Politician (uncredited)

Robert Elliott
Minor Role (uncredited)

Fern Emmett
Minor Role (uncredited)

Paul Everton
Minor Role (uncredited)

Edward Fielding
Minor Role (uncredited)

Byron Foulger
Politician (uncredited)

Peggy Ann Garner
Little Girl (uncredited)

Gus Glassmire
Minor Role (uncredited)

Adda Gleason
Maid (uncredited)

Jesse Graves
Onlooker at Debate (uncredited)

George Guhl
Greeley's Secretary (uncredited)

Paul Guilfoyle
Minor Role (uncredited)

C. Hayes
Minor Role (uncredited)

Fay Helm
Mrs. Seth Gale (uncredited)

Dell Henderson
Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Humphries
Daniel Webster (uncredited)

George Irving
Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson
Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
Abe's Friend (uncredited)

Victor Kilian
Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Middlemass
Minor Role (uncredited)

Edwin Mills
Robert Lincoln (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
Minor Role (uncredited)

Kathleen Proctor
Woman on Street (uncredited)

Lorin Raker
Minor Role (uncredited)

William Royle
Minor Role (uncredited)

Florence Rutledge
Minor Role (uncredited)

Kathryn Sheldon
Minor Role (uncredited)

Napoleon Simpson
Gobey (uncredited)

John St. Polis
Minor Role (uncredited)

Landers Stevens
Minor Role (uncredited)

Guy Usher
Douglas's Crony (uncredited)

Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Barrett (uncredited)

Bryant Washburn
Minor Role (uncredited)

Dorothea Wolbert
Woman in Store (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe
Horace Greeley (uncredited)

William Worthington
Minor Role (uncredited)