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A Failure at Fifty

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

Directed byWill Jason

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 10m
Language
EN
Released
July 1, 1940
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Edmund Glover

Edmund Glover

Abe Lincoln

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Ann Rutledge

Truman Bradley

Truman Bradley

Lincoln's Friend

Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

Narrator (voice)

Margaret Bert

Ann's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)

George Chesebro

George Chesebro

Creditor (uncredited)

Naomi Childers

Naomi Childers

Partner (uncredited)

Jules Cowles

Jules Cowles

Member of the Senate (uncredited)

Edward Coxen

Edward Coxen

Farmer (uncredited)

Olin Francis

Olin Francis

Trader (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Will Jason
Will Jason
Written by
Howard Dimsdale
Arno B. Reincke
Produced by
Carey Wilson
Carey Wilson

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