When Lincoln Paid
When Lincoln Paid | |
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Directed by | Francis Ford |
Written by | William Clifford |
Starring | Jack Conway Francis Ford Charles Edler Ethel Grandin |
Distributed by | Mutual Film |
Release dates
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January 31, 1913 |
Running time
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30 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent English intertitles |
When Lincoln Paid is a 1913 American short silent historical drama film written by William Clifford and directed by Francis Ford, who also appears in the film as Abraham Lincoln. Ford portrayed Lincoln in at least seven silent films; all are now lost except for this one.[1]
Plot
The mother of a dead Union soldier attempts to convince President Lincoln to pardon a similarly condemned Confederate soldier whose unjust conviction was the result of her vindictive scheme.
Background
This was one of many films from the 1910s focusing on Lincoln's well-known practice of pardoning young Civil War soldiers condemned to die, if any extenuating circumstances might have been involved.
Cast
- Francis Ford as Abraham Lincoln
- Jack Conway
- Charles Edler (billed as Charles Elder)
- Ethel Grandin
Preservation status
When Lincoln Paid was thought to be lost until a contractor who was demolishing a barn in Nelson, New Hampshire discovered a 35mm Monarch projector and seven reels of film. Among the seven reels was a nitrate print of When Lincoln Paid. The contractor donated the reels to the Keene State College Film Society. When Lincoln Paid was restored[1] and was screened at Keene State College in April 2010.
See also
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). When Lincoln Paid at IMDb
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- 1913 films
- 1910s drama films
- 1910s short films
- 1910s war films
- American films
- American Civil War films
- American drama films
- American historical films
- American silent short films
- Black-and-white films
- Fictional depictions of Abraham Lincoln in film
- Films directed by Francis Ford
- Films set in the 1860s
- Mutual Film films
- Short silent film stubs
- Pages with broken file links
- War drama film stubs