Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
- Directed by
- John Ford
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, trial film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 192 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows Abraham Lincoln as a young lawyer in a small Illinois town. He takes on his first major court case defending two brothers accused of murder. The story shows how his honesty and moral strength begin to emerge.
earnestmeasuredwarmstatelyfolksydignifiedquietly inspirationalnostalgic
What happens
Young Mr. Lincoln is a 1939 American biographical drama film about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda. Ford and producer Darryl F. Zanuck fought for control of the film, to the point where Ford destroyed unwanted takes for fear the studio would use them in the film. Screenwriter Lamar Trotti was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing/Original Story. In 2003, Young Mr. Lincoln was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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On Trial (1939)
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.