“Young Mr. Lincoln” quotes
(1939)
Title Young Mr. Lincoln
Year 1939
Director John Ford
Genre Drama, Biography
Year 1939
Director John Ford
Genre Drama, Biography
Plot – Young Abraham Lincoln would like to be a lawyer. He's shy and he's saddened to leave his hometown, but he moves to Springfield and opens a law office when his girlfriend dies. Soon he works on a case defending two brothers charged with the murder of a guy who had harassed their sister. They claim to be innocent and after an impassioned speech he unmasks the culprit.
All actors – Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Eddie Collins, Pauline Moore, Richard Cromwell, Donald Meek, Judith Dickens, Eddie Quillan, Spencer Charters, Ward Bond
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“I may not know much of law Mr. Felder, but I know what's right and what's wrong. And I know what you're asking is wrong.”
“We seem to lose our heads in times like this. We do things together that we'd be mighty ashamed to do by ourselves!”
“- Prosecutore John Felder: Mr. Lincoln should know that the mere fact that a prospective juror knows counsel for the state does not disqualify him.
- Abraham Lincoln: I know that, John. What I'm afraid of is that some of the jurors might not know you... and that'd put me at a great disadvantage.”
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