A Failure at Fifty

5.5 1940 10 min
Drama History

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

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Director
Will Jason
Writers
Howard Dimsdale, Arno B. Reincke

Cast

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Edmund Glover Abe Lincoln
Mary Anderson Ann Rutledge
Truman Bradley Lincoln's Friend
Carey Wilson Narrator (voice)
Margaret Bert Ann's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)
George Chesebro Creditor (uncredited)
Naomi Childers Partner (uncredited)
Jules Cowles Member of the Senate (uncredited)
Edward Coxen Farmer (uncredited)
Olin Francis Trader (uncredited)
Edward Hearn Partner (uncredited)
Claire McDowell Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall Partner (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan 50 Year Old Jobless Man (uncredited)

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