Abraham Lincoln (1930) starring Walter Huston

Directed by D.W. Griffith, Abraham Lincoln purports to tell the entire life story of one of America's greatest Presidents. Walter Houston stars in a tour-de-force effort which successfully manages to capture both the charisma and conviction of this beloved figure of American history. The scale of the production is elaborately staged and comes off as epic in scope. Also stars Una Merkel, Kay Hammond and Ian Keith.