Abraham Lincoln's Clemency (1910)

Directed by

Theodore Wharton

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Rating

3.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Civil War, a sleeping sentry is sentenced to execution. His mother begs President Lincoln for mercy, and Lincoln pardons the soldier.

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What happens

Abraham Lincoln's Clemency is a 1910 American silent short drama film directed by Theodore Wharton and produced by Pathé Films. The plot revolves around U.S. President Abraham Lincoln pardoning a hapless sentry who fell asleep while on duty during the height of the American Civil War. Due to the soldier's incompetence, he is due to face the firing squad. However, his mother pleads with the President to save her son, which, as the title suggests, he does. The film was a single reel in length. A print of Abraham Lincoln's Clemency exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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