"Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States."
Raymond Massey
as Abe Lincoln
Gene Lockhart
as Stephen Douglas
Ruth Gordon
as Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Howard
as Ann Rutledge
Minor Watson
as Joshua Speed
Alan Baxter
as Billy Herndon
Harvey Stephens
as Ninian Edwards
Howard Da Silva
as Jack Armstrong
Dorothy Tree
as Elizabeth Edwards
Aldrich Bowker
as Judge Bowling Green
Maurice Murphy
as John McNeil
Louis Jean Heydt
as Mentor Graham
Clem Bevans
as Ben Mattling
Harlan Briggs
as Denton Offut
Herbert Rudley
as Seth Gale
Andy Clyde
as Stage Driver
Roger Imhof
as Mr. Crimmin
Edmund Elton
as Mr. Rutledge
Leona Roberts
as Mrs. Rutledge
Florence Roberts
as Mrs. Bowling Green
George Rosener
as Dr. Chandler
Trevor Bardette
as John Hanks
Syd Saylor
as John Johnston
Elisabeth Risdon
as Sarah Lincoln
Charles Middleton
as Tom Lincoln
Alec Craig
as Trum Cogdall
Erville Alderson
as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)
Ted Billings
as Onlooker at Debate (uncredited)
Henry Blair
as Tad Lincoln (uncredited)
Ed Brady
as Raft Steerer (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
as Willie Lincoln (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Dan Clark
Wallis Clark
as Politician (uncredited)
Jane Corcoran
as Woman on Street (uncredited)
John Cromwell
as John Brown (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Esther Dale
as Lincoln's Cook (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Robert Elliott
Fern Emmett
Paul Everton
Edward Fielding
Byron Foulger
Peggy Ann Garner
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire
Adda Gleason
as Maid (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
George Guhl
as Greeley's Secretary (uncredited)
Paul Guilfoyle
C. Hayes
Fay Helm
as Mrs. Seth Gale (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Harry Humphries
as Daniel Webster (uncredited)
George Irving
as Colonel Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
as Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Abe's Friend (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Robert Middlemass
Edwin Mills
as Robert Lincoln (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Kathleen Proctor
Lorin Raker
William Royle
Florence Rutledge
Kathryn Sheldon
Napoleon Simpson
as Gobey (uncredited)
John St. Polis
Landers Stevens
Guy Usher
as Douglas's Crony (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
as Dr. Barrett (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn
Dorothea Wolbert
as Woman in Store (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
as Horace Greeley (uncredited)
William Worthington
Grover Jones
Adaptation
Robert E. Sherwood
Screenplay
Theatre Play
Director
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
James R. Barker
Makeup Artist
Don L. Cash
Doris Harris
Hairstylist
Harry Mancke
Assistant Director
Carroll Clark
Other
Dan Kellerber
Fred Frederick
Wig Designer
Norbert A. Myles
Grayson Rogers
Dewey Starkey
William Dorfman
William Hartman
Props
Hazel Rogers
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Sound Recordist
Maurice Seiderman
Charles Matthews
Casey Roberts
Set Decoration
George Hively
Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Max Gordon
Producer
Charles Richards
Casting
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
James Daly
Camera Operator
Eddie Pyle
Harold Lewis
Unit Manager