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A Failure at Fifty

A Failure at Fifty

Will Jason

1940

  • Drama
  • History
5.5

The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.

Cast & crew

  • Will JasonDirector
  • Edmund GloverAbe Lincoln
  • Mary AndersonAnn Rutledge
  • Truman BradleyLincoln's Friend
  • Carey WilsonNarrator (voice)
  • Margaret BertAnn's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)
  • George ChesebroCreditor (uncredited)
  • Naomi ChildersPartner (uncredited)
  • Jules CowlesMember of the Senate (uncredited)

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