A Failure at Fifty
1940 | 10m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Will Jason |
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| Writer: | Howard Dimsdale, Arno B. Reincke |
| Staring: |
| The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1940 |
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| Director: | Will Jason |
| Writer: | Howard Dimsdale, Arno B. Reincke |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | failure, stranger, mysterious stranger, abraham lincoln, life challenges, fifty |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edmund Glover | Abe Lincoln |
| Mary Anderson | Ann Rutledge |
| Truman Bradley | Lincoln's Friend |
| Carey Wilson | Narrator (voice) |
| Margaret Bert | Ann's Rutledge's Mother (uncredited) |
| George Chesebro | Creditor (uncredited) |
| Naomi Childers | Partner (uncredited) |
| Jules Cowles | Member of the Senate (uncredited) |
| Edward Coxen | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Olin Francis | Trader (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | Partner (uncredited) |
| Claire McDowell | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Jack Mulhall | Partner (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | 50 Year Old Jobless Man (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Vogel | Director of Photography |
| Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| Paul Marquardt | Orchestrator |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Howard Dimsdale | Screenplay |
| Arno B. Reincke | Story |
| Will Jason | Director |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Carey Wilson | Producer |
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