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A Failure at Fifty

A Failure at Fifty (1940)

0h 10m | PG-13

⭐ 4.5 / 10

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

Director: Will Jason

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Drama, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Edmund Glover

Edmund Glover

as Abe Lincoln

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

as Ann Rutledge

Truman Bradley

Truman Bradley

as Lincoln's Friend

Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

as Narrator (voice)

Margaret Bert

Margaret Bert

as Ann's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited)

George Chesebro

George Chesebro

as Creditor (uncredited)