Warner Archive Collection (series)

Abe Lincoln In Illinois (Full Screen)

Starring: Raymond Massey Director: John Cromwell

Covers the period from Lincoln's early years as a Kentucky woodsman until his election to the Presidency in 1860.

52% OFF

List Price:	~~$26.99~~
SALE PRICE:	^$12.⁹⁸
You Save:	^$14.⁰¹ (52% Off)

Available: Usually ships in 3-7 business days

(This item is Made-on-Demand)

Free Shipping on orders of $100+
(some restrictions apply)

Format:

Consumer Rating:

Based on 26 ratings.

IMDb Rating:

210+ people like this movie on Facebook

Item Number:

WAC 612560D

Add to Cart
Save for Later

PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and Checks

Order By Phone

1-800-336-4627

or 1-610-649-7565

Weekdays: 7am - 10pm ET
Saturday: 9am - 9pm ET
Sunday: 10am - 8pm ET

Mail Order Form

Customers who purchased this item also bought these:

Clearance DVDs:

DVD Features:

Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 49 minutes
Video: Black & White
Released: March 23, 2009
Originally Released: 1940
Label: Warner Archives Collection
Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame
Audio:

English

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Raymond Massey
Performer:		Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard, Dorothy Tree, Harvey Stephens, Minor Watson, Alan Baxter & Howard Da Silva
Directed by		John Cromwell
Edited by		George Hively
Screenwriting by		Robert E. Sherwood & Grover Jones
Composition by		Roy Webb
Cinematography by		James Wong Howe
Produced by		Max Gordon

Description by OLDIES.com:

Among the most masterful matchups of actor and role in screen history is this stirring film of Robert E. Sherwood's beloved play taking a thoroughly human look at the early years of our 16th President, with all his frailties and strength of character. Best Actor Oscar nominee Raymond Massey (who originated the role on stage) wonderfully plays the future Great Emancipator in a chronicle of his backwoods childhood through his first romance with Ann Rutledge (Mary Howard) to his phenomenal rise to President Elect, besting the great orator Stephen Douglas (Gene Lockhart). Ruth Gordon also does memorable work as driven, ambitious Mary Todd Lincoln, whose vision of Abe's leadership destiny will not be denied by anyone - including her often reticent husband. There's also no denying the enduring emotional power of this simple, magnificent movie.

Product Description:

Director John Cromwell (OF HUMAN BONDAGE) brings Robert Sherwood's enormously popular Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the life and times of America's 16th president to the silver screen. Raymond Massey stars in the role that would make his face synonymous with that of the martyred president. In scenes that span from Lincoln's early days as a modest shopkeeper to his reluctant decision to run for political office, Massey's performance is consistently brilliant, carrying the audience into the struggles of the man the world came to know as the Great Emancipator. In addition to delving into major social and political events from 1831 to 1860, the story explores Lincoln's romance with Ann Rutledge (Mary Howard), her subsequent death from brain fever, and the misery placed upon him by his mentally unstable wife, Mary, played passionately by Ruth Gordon in her screen debut. The Lincoln-Douglas debates are written and performed with chilling expertise, while James Wong Howe's succulent cinematography combines with excellent art direction and costuming to create a stirring vision of America's rural past. ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS presents a beautiful and moving character study of one of America's greatest heroes.

Plot Keywords:

Production Notes:

The Turner videocassette is part of the "RKO Collection."
Screen adaptation of Robert E. Sherwood's play about the life of Lincoln.

This product is made-on-demand by the manufacturer using DVD-R recordable media. Almost all DVD players can play DVD-Rs (except for some older models made before 2000) - please consult your owner's manual for formats compatible with your player. These DVD-Rs may not play on all computers or DVD player/recorders. To address this, the manufacturer recommends viewing this product on a DVD player that does not have recording capability.

Movie Lovers' Ratings & Reviews:

Customer Rating:

Based on 26 ratings.

Be the first Movie Lover to write an online review of this product!

Product Info:

Sales Rank: 3,372
UPC: 883316125601
Shipping Weight: 0.27/lbs (approx)
International Shipping: 1 item

Warner Archive Sale:

Warner Archive Collection Product Series:

Top ranking titles in the Warner Archive Collection series:

Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Volume 7 (The Hatchet Man / Skyscraper Souls / Employees' Entrance / Ex-Lady) (4-Disc) (DVD-R) ~ ^$34.⁹⁸ on SALE
Philo Vance Murder Case Collection (2-Disc) (DVD-R) ~ ^$29.⁹⁸ on SALE
Whoopee (DVD-R) ~ ^$19.⁹⁸ on SALE
Return Of The Bad Men (Full Screen) (DVD-R) ~ ^$12.⁹⁸ on SALE
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (Widescreen) (DVD-R) ~ ^$12.⁹⁸ on SALE

Movies & TV with some of the same main people:

Algiers (DVD) ~ ^$5.⁹⁵ on SALE
In Name Only (Full Screen) (DVD-R) ~ ^$19.⁹⁸ on SALE
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 and 1952 Versions) (DVD) ~ ^$17.⁹⁸
Hollywood Party (Full Screen) (DVD-R) ~ ^$12.⁹⁸ on SALE
Bringing Up Baby (Full Screen) (DVD) ~ ^$13.⁴⁸

Film Collectors & Archivists: Alpha Video is actively looking for rare and unusual pre-1943 motion pictures, in good condition, from Monogram, PRC, Tiffany, Chesterfield, and other independent studios for release on DVD. We are also interested in TV shows from the early 1950s. Share your passion for films with a large audience. Let us know what you have.