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A Failure at Fifty

1940 · Will Jason · 10 min

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The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.

Edmund GloverAbe LincolnMary AndersonAnn RutledgeTruman BradleyLincoln's FriendCarey WilsonNarrator (voice)MMargaret BertAnn's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)George ChesebroCreditor (uncredited)Naomi ChildersPartner (uncredited)Jules CowlesMember of the Senate (uncredited)Edward CoxenFarmer (uncredited)Olin FrancisTrader (uncredited)Edward HearnPartner (uncredited)Claire McDowellMinor Role (uncredited)Jack MulhallPartner (uncredited)Emmett Vogan50 Year Old Jobless Man (uncredited)

Cast

Edmund GloverAbe LincolnMary AndersonAnn RutledgeTruman BradleyLincoln's FriendCarey WilsonNarrator (voice)MMargaret BertAnn's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)George ChesebroCreditor (uncredited)Naomi ChildersPartner (uncredited)Jules CowlesMember of the Senate (uncredited)Edward CoxenFarmer (uncredited)Olin FrancisTrader (uncredited)Edward HearnPartner (uncredited)Claire McDowellMinor Role (uncredited)Jack MulhallPartner (uncredited)Emmett Vogan50 Year Old Jobless Man (uncredited)

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