Henry Fonda
Abraham Lincoln
Acting
Alice Brady
Abigail Clay
Acting
Marjorie Weaver
Mary Todd
Acting
Arleen Whelan
Sarah Clay
Acting
Eddie Collins
Efe Turner
Acting
Pauline Moore
Ann Rutledge
Acting
Richard Cromwell
Matt Clay
Acting
Donald Meek
Prosecutor John Felder
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Eddie Quillan
Adam Clay
Acting
Spencer Charters
Judge Herbert A. Bell
Acting
Ward Bond
John Palmer Cass
Acting
Jack Kelly
Matt Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Acting
Edwin Maxwell
John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Acting
Milburn Stone
Stephen A. Douglas (uncredited)
Acting
Ernie Adams
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Acting
Sam Ash
Townsman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
Acting
Arthur Aylesworth
New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Acting
Dorris Bowdon
Carrie Sue (uncredited)
Acting
Virginia Brissac
Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
Acting
Paul E. Burns
Loafer (uncredited)
Acting
George Chandler
Loafer (uncredited)
Acting
Cliff Clark
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited)
Acting
Frank Dae
Townsman (uncredited)
Acting
Francis Ford
Sam Boone (uncredited)
Acting
Harold Goodwin
Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
Acting
Charles Halton
Hawthorne (uncredited)
Acting
Herbert Heywood
Tug-o'-War Contest Official (uncredited)
Acting
Robert Homans
Mr. Clay (uncredited)
Acting
Fred Kohler Jr.
Scrub White (uncredited)
Acting
Dickie Jones
Adam Clay as a Boy (uncredited)
Acting
Kay Linaker
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Acting
Robert Lowery
Juror Bill Killian (uncredited)
Acting
James Pier Mason
Juror (uncredited)
Acting
Louis Mason
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Acting
Judith Dickens
Carrie Sue (credit only)
Acting
Ivor McFadden
Juror (uncredited)
Acting
Tom McGuire
Bailiff (uncredited)
Acting
Robert Milasch
Townsman (uncredited)
Acting
Dave Morris
Loafer (uncredited)
Acting
Frank Orth
Loafer (uncredited)
Acting
Jack Pennick
Big Buck Troop (uncredited)
Acting
Randall Stevens
Juror (uncredited)
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Russell Simpson
Woolridge (uncredited)
Acting
Charles Tannen
Ninian Edwards (uncredited)
Acting
Harry Tyler
Barber (uncredited)
Acting
Dorothy Vaughan
Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Acting
Billy Watson
Boy on Right of Bean Shooter (uncredited)
Acting
Delmar Watson
Admiring Boy in New Salem (uncredited)
Acting
Robert Shaw
Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)
Acting
Sylvia McClure
Baby Clay (uncredited)
Acting