Young Mr. Lincoln

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Young Mr. Lincoln
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Ford
Written by	Lamar Trotti
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck Kenneth Macgowan
Starring	Henry Fonda Alice Brady Marjorie Weaver Arleen Whelan
Cinematography	Bert Glennon Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Walter Thompson
Music by	Alfred Newman
Production company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	June 9, 1939 (1939-06-09)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,500,000 (estimated)

Young Mr. Lincoln is a 1939 American biographical drama western film about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda.^[1][2] Ford and producer Darryl F. Zanuck fought for control of the film, to the point where Ford destroyed unwanted takes for fear the studio would use them in the film.^{[citation needed]} Screenwriter Lamar Trotti was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing/Original Story.

In 2003, Young Mr. Lincoln was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".