{"id":32369,"date":"2013-08-19T10:44:40","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T17:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32369"},"modified":"2022-02-21T23:33:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:33:03","slug":"young-mr-lincoln-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32369","title":{"rendered":"Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;By jing, that&#8217;s all there is to it: right and wrong.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-55220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1-768x1094.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1-1078x1536.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1-1438x2048.jpg 1438w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1-190x270.jpg 190w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr.-Lincoln-Poster-1.jpg 1666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nYoung lawyer Abraham Lincoln (Henry Fonda) defends a pair of brothers (Richard Cromwell and Eddie Quillan) accused of murdering a bully (Fred Kohler, Jr.).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopics<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Henry Fonda Films<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Ford Films<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lawyers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ward Bond Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHenry Fonda apparently had to be cajoled by director John Ford into starring in this fictionalized but true-in-spirit biopic of Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s pre-Presidency days. Focusing primarily on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_%22Duff%22_Armstrong\">one of Lincoln&#8217;s most famous cases<\/a> as a young lawyer, Ford and screenwriter Lamar Trotti use this scenario as a platform to showcase Lincoln&#8217;s emergent skills as a gifted speaker, humorist, politician, and amateur sleuth. Meanwhile, we see snippets from other known aspects of Lincoln&#8217;s young life &#8212; including his facility with log-splitting (he was surprisingly strong and agile):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2-1536x926.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2-448x270.png 448w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Log-Splitting2.png 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; his tragic first love with Ann Rutledge (Pauline Moore):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death-1024x628.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death-1536x942.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Death.png 1661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; his crush on Mary Todd (Marjorie Weaver): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd-1536x943.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Todd.png 1679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and his general preference for thinking and reading while lying prone. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s perhaps most delightful about the film is the way in which it humanizes a mythic figure: Lincoln is portrayed not only as brilliant and highly ethical (he&#8217;s consistently attempting to make sense of the world through his evolving moral perspective), but as a flesh-and-blood man with a quick tongue, pugilistic tendencies, and lack of self-confidence. Key to this characterization, of course, is Fonda&#8217;s uncanny embodiment of Lincoln &#8212; thanks in part to a prosthetic nose and make-up: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3-1536x943.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda3.png 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>but mostly to Fonda&#8217;s talents; other than his lead role the following year as Tom Joad in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32399\"><em>The Grapes of Wrath<\/em> (1940)<\/a>, this is likely his finest performance onscreen. Also of note is Ford&#8217;s assured directorial hand: as usual, he frames each scene strategically, with such an eye for harmonious balance and carefully crafted juxtapositions that one is reminded why he&#8217;s considered one of America&#8217;s all-time greatest directors. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Henry Fonda as young Abe Lincoln (nominated by Peary as one of the Best Actors of the Year in his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda6-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda6-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda6-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Fonda6.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alice Brady as Abigail Clay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Brady.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Brady-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Brady-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Brady-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Brady-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Brady.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Expert direction by Ford<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Direction2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Cinematography-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Cinematography-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Cinematography.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Jews-Harp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Jews-Harp-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-32373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Jews-Harp-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Jews-Harp-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Jews-Harp-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Young-Mr-Lincoln-Jews-Harp.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Fonda&#8217;s performance. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0032155\/\">IMDb entry<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/youngmrlinc.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/96548\/young-mr-lincoln#articles-reviews?articleId=182377\">TCM Article<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1892youn.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=1603\">Q Network Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/young-mr-lincoln\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;By jing, that&#8217;s all there is to it: right and wrong.&#8221; Synopsis: Young lawyer Abraham Lincoln (Henry Fonda) defends a pair of brothers (Richard Cromwell and Eddie Quillan) accused of murdering a bully (Fred Kohler, Jr.). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biopics Courtroom Drama Henry Fonda Films Historical Drama John Ford Films Lawyers Ward Bond Films Review: Henry Fonda apparently had to be cajoled by director John Ford into starring in this fictionalized but true-in-spirit biopic of Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s pre-Presidency&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32369\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;By jing, that&#039;s all there is to it: right and wrong.&quot; Synopsis: Young lawyer Abraham Lincoln (Henry Fonda) defends a pair of brothers (Richard Cromwell and Eddie Quillan) accused of murdering a bully (Fred Kohler, Jr.). 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