A Failure at Fifty

A Failure at Fifty (1940)

Genre: Drama, History
Release Date: 1940-07-01
User Rating: 4.5/10 from 2 ratings
Runtime: 0h 10min
Language: English
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Will Jason
Writer: Howard Dimsdale

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Summary

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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Cast
Crew

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)
Naomi Childers

as Partner (uncredited)
Jules Cowles

as Member of the Senate (uncredited)
Edward Coxen

as Farmer (uncredited)
Olin Francis

as Trader (uncredited)
Edward Hearn

as Partner (uncredited)
Claire McDowell

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall

as Partner (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan

as 50 Year Old Jobless Man (uncredited)

Directing	Will Jason	Director
Writing	Howard Dimsdale	Screenplay
Camera	Paul Vogel	Director of Photography
Writing	Arno B. Reincke	Story
Production	Carey Wilson	Producer
Editing	Adrienne Fazan	Editor
Sound	C. Bakaleinikoff	Original Music Composer
Sound	Paul Marquardt	Orchestrator
Sound	Daniele Amfitheatrof	Original Music Composer