A Failure at Fifty
1940•10m•5.5/10
DramaHistory
Ratings
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5.5/10(4)
The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
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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