Henry Fonda takes the title role in John Ford's fanciful yet inspiring screen treatment of the Great Emancipator's early life. Having just hung his shingle in Springfield, Illinois, the inexperienced backwoods lawyer must rely on little more than faith in common sense when he opts to defend two settler siblings charged with murder after a fateful brawl. Wonderful slice of pioneer Americana co-stars Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Donald Meek, and Ward Bond. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; featurettes; interviews; radio play. Two-disc set.
Director: John Ford
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer: Hossein Zandbaf
Producer: Kenneth MacGowan
Actor: Henry Fonda
Actor: Alice Brady
Actor: Marjorie Weaver
Actor: Arleen Whelan
Actor: Pauline Moore
Actor: Richard Cromwell
Actor: Eddy Waller
Actor: Robert Shaw
Actor: Arthur Aylesworth
Actor: Dick Jones
Actor: Ivar McFadden
Actor: Paul E. Burns
Actor: Robert E. Homans
Actor: The Dick Jones
Actor: Dorris Bowdon
Actor: Eddie Collins
Actor: Donald Meek
Actor: Tiny Jones
Actor: Judith Dickens
Actor: Eddie Quillan
Actor: Spencer Charters
Actor: Ward Bond
Actor: Milburn Stone
Actor: Cliff Clark
Actor: Robert Lowery
Actor: Charles Tannen
Actor: Clarence Wilson
Actor: Francis Ford
Actor: Fred Kohler Jr.
Actor: Kay Linaker
Actor: Russell Simpson
Actor: Edwin Maxwell
Actor: Charles Halton
Actor: Harry Tyler
Actor: Clarence Hummel Wilson
Actor: Jack Kelly
Actor: Dickie Jones
Actor: Robert Homans
Actor: Louis Mason
Actor: Jack Pennick
Actor: Paul Burns
Actor: Frank Orth
Actor: George Chandler
Actor: Dave Morris
Actor: Herbert Heywood
Actor: Dorothy Vaughan
Actor: Virginia Brissac
Actor: Arthur Aylsworth
Actor: Harold Goodwin
Actor: Frank Dae