Drama ·History · United States of America · 1940 · 10m

A Failure at Fifty

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Director
Will Jason
Cast
Edmund Glover as Abe Lincoln Mary Anderson as Ann Rutledge Truman Bradley as Lincoln's Friend Carey Wilson as Narrator (voice) Margaret Bert as Ann's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited) George Chesebro as Creditor (uncredited)
Crew
Paul Vogel — Director of Photography Adrienne Fazan — Editor Daniele Amfitheatrof — Original Music Composer C. Bakaleinikoff — Original Music Composer Howard Dimsdale — Screenplay Arno B. Reincke — Story
Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
failurestrangermysterious strangerabraham lincolnperseverancelife challengesfifty
Key Collaborators
Will Jason Director Paul Vogel Director of Photography Adrienne Fazan Editor Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer C. Bakaleinikoff Original Music Composer Howard Dimsdale Screenplay Arno B. Reincke Story Carey Wilson Producer
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