A Failure at Fifty
JUL 1, 1940 · 10 MIN · DIR. WILL JASON
The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.
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)
Crew
Screenplay
Howard Dimsdale
Story
Arno B. Reincke
Director of Photography
Paul Vogel
Editor
Adrienne Fazan
Original Music Composer
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
C. Bakaleinikoff
Producer
Carey Wilson
