As far as this film is concerned with teaching about lincoln, we must always keep in mind the year it was made in and more specifically the director who made it. Get the best deals on film heralds when you shop the largest online selection at. Griffith in this feature before, but his secondtolast film was a major breakthrough for the legendary director, marking his first sound feature. Like the lincoln memorial, which was completed in 1922, griffiths film strategically obscures lincolns role as the great emancipator. Griffiths first talkie works as a companion piece to his classic birth of a nation, providing a. Sculpture of abraham lincoln, fulllength, standing. With benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, anthony mackie. The memorial building, completed in 1943, was designed with two memorial halls and a connecting cloister. He knew stephen douglas who had gotten the country lawyer invited to the party. Includes his romance with ann rutledge, his days as a lawyer in illinois, his marriage to mary todd, his decision to declare war upon the south, his pardoning of. Abraham lincoln and the mormons mary jane woodger in early june of 1863, brigham young sent mormon convert and journalist thomas b. Although narrative film was and continues to be strongly influenced by a combination of economic, technological, and social factors, it also owes a great deal to the. A biography of the beloved united states president by d. Griffiths mercurial career was already waning as the silent era drew to a close, and this, his first sound movie, bears all the hallmarks of a man struggling to adapt to a new medium of which he is, perhaps, afraid or to be more charitable which he sees as a step back.
Abraham lincoln 1930 adopting an episodic approach to the life of abraham lincoln, the movie turns a shrewd, intelligent man into a saintlike figure, who leads the government to win a war and free the slaves, without actually showing any black people, presumably to avoid offending white audiences in the south. The very nature of cinema, he wrote in colliers in 1924, forgoes not only the necessity for but the propriety of the spoken voice. Walter huston as our sixteenth president in abraham lincoln. The film is a dramatized version of lincolns biography, and essentially goes through every important event in lincolns life.
Includes his romance with ann rutledge, his days as a lawyer in illinois, his marriage to mary todd, his. The film is basically a cliffs notes version of lincolns life, starting out with his birth in. And lately it seems when i dream, your face gets mixed up in it. As abraham lincoln, walter huston is a tower of strength, making even the. It stars walter huston as lincoln and una merkel, in her second speaking role, as ann rutledge. Thorne is a 1930 precode american biographical film about abraham lincoln directed by d. Publication date 19301108 usage public domain mark 1. The film doesnt quite deliver a fullyformed combination of history and supernatural horror, but for anyone who can accept the experience on its own terms, there are plenty of entertaining moments. But this is a 1930 film and shouldnt be compared to modern films and todays standards just as griffiths work overall cant rightly be compared to more contemporary directors and filmmakers so some familiarity with 1930s films would go a long way to help appreciate abraham lincoln. This is the earliest biographical film about american president abraham lincoln, and is directed by d.
A scene in the film depicts lincoln at a flagraising ceremony, pulling his short speech out of his top hat. Abraham lincoln 1930 tt0020620 silent film master d. Griffith at his best and proving that he can make a talkie film. The memorial court features five sculptured panels, the work or e. Starting from a premise succinctly stated by the movies title that suggests a hybrid of history lesson and horror show, abraham lincoln.
While lincoln was a railsplitter, he studied law, and his girlfriend, ann rutledge, tutored him. The park orientation film is shown every half hour from 8 a. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. As far as the accuracy of this film goes, lets first take this into consideration. Abraham lincoln was griffiths first film with sound, and he did not smoothly adapt to the transition from silents to sound. If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. If you like this video, please support me by buying my ebook available on amazon this video is in the public domain and can be used. Abraham lincoln 1930 full movie hd remastered by d. For those wanting a more complete picture of our 16th president, along with a film further down on the list, abraham lincoln. Frankenstein abe lincoln grows up 1928 good morning, america 1928 steichen the photographer 1929 early moon 1930 potato face 1930 mary lincoln. Abraham lincoln is a 1930 film based on the life of the sixteenth president of the united states of america. Posted by charles silver, curator, department of film. But audiences stayed away, and the struggle remained his last completed project.
Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through library of. The episodic approach makes it difficult to follow the plot. Mad love 1935 peter lorre original movie poster spanish herald. Griffiths abraham lincoln 1930, which depicts lincoln first and foremost as the savior of the union. Abraham lincoln statue, sculpted by pietro mezzara. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. George saunders gets inside lincolns head the new yorker. Abraham lincoln was the first of two talkies directed by silentfilm pioneer d. Abraham lincoln 1930 plays out like fragmented memory, in this case the collective memory of a nations lore but with the unmistakable imprint of its director, d. However bad abraham lincoln is, though, i myself found it more than watchable and always fascinating. There has been a tendency in modern film scholarship to view the narrative form of motion pictures as a development of an overall production system.
Neither abraham lincoln, nor griffiths next sound film the struggle 1931 were successful, and he never made another film. History of the motion picture history of the motion picture d. A biography of the beloved united states president by. Sculpture of abraham lincoln, fulllength, standing, facing front, as captain in the militia, ca. This film was first telecast on new york citys pioneer television station w2xbs on thursday 24 august 1939, and rebroadcast saturday 10 february 1940. The history of abraham lincoln on film the 16th president has been a hollywood star and box office attraction since the earliest days of hollywood. Abraham lincoln and the mormons religious studies center. The dramatic life of abraham lincoln 1924 similar movies related stories. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states.
The script was cowritten by stephen vincent benet, author of the civil war prose poem john browns. As is the case with most movies dealing with history, this film tells us as much or more about the era in which it was filmed rather than the era it depicts. Griffiths abraham lincoln, is a 1930 precode american biographical film about abraham lincoln directed. We are left to wonder what might have happened, as young abe walter huston visits the deathbed of his betrothed ann rutledge una merkel, in d. Griffith and starring walter huston, based on the life of. Abraham lincoln is a 1930 film about the life of the 16th president of the united states. Making it required him to reverse the judgment about talkies that hed expressed in a magazine article a few years earlier. These two films were his last shots at securing a place in the emerging film industry. Some images display only as thumbnails outside the library of congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on site. Griffiths abraham lincoln, is a 1930 precode american biographical film about abraham lincoln directed by d. The film is actually overambitious, trying hard to cover the entire life of abe, from birth to death. Griffiths abraham lincoln, is a 1930 biographical film about american president abraham lincoln. The first is essentially a spy yarn involving a virginia slaveholder and confederate agent named miss ford. Daniels, marking significant periods in the life of abraham lincoln.
Abe met mary todd at a party she gave at her house. The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived. There are some welldone miniature sets, and walter huston makes a. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. A detailed biographical sketch of the abraham lincoln, we see his birth in a log cabin, the tragic death of his first love, ann rutledge, his debates with douglas, his accepting of the presidency, the terrible toll of the civil war, and finally the tragic assassination at fords theater. Abraham lincoln 1930 full movie hd remastered youtube. Featuring a wonderful performance by actor walter huston, portraying abraham lincoln of various ages, the film that was able to show the many sides of lincolns personality in a. Includes his romance with ann rutledge, his days as a lawyer in illinois, his marriage to mary todd, his decision to declare war upon the south, his pardoning of a condemned sentry during the civil war, and his assassination. Stenhouse to transact church business in washington, dc, and to ascertain what policy president abraham lincoln would pursue in regard to the mormons. Kay hammond and walter huston in abraham lincoln 1930 walter huston in abraham lincoln 1930 kay. Abraham lincoln was born on february 12, 1809, the second child of thomas lincoln and nancy hanks lincoln, in a oneroom log cabin on sinking spring farm near hodgenville, kentucky. Griffith, and it was the nexttolast film of his career.