27 May 1917
The Lincoln Cycle
This remarkable series of 10 short silent dramas by John M. Stahl, produced by Benjamin Chapin as a vehicle for his performance as Abraham Lincoln, are structured entirely around memory and recollections of the past.
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Hatred so deep can be murder.
A dramatization of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book by Jim Bishop.
Top Billed Cast
Rob Morrow John Wilkes Booth
Lance Henriksen Abraham Lincoln
Donna Murphy Mary Todd Lincoln
Jean Louisa Kelly Lucy Hale
Wil Wheaton Robert Todd Lincoln
Titus Welliver Lewis Thornton Paine
Jaimz Woolvett David E. Herold
Jeremy Sisto Frederick Seward
Kirk B.R. Woller George A. Atzerodt
John Pleshette William Henry Seward
Gregory Itzin Mr. Crook
Adam Lamberg Thomas 'Tad' Lincoln
John Ashton Ulysses S. Grant
Eddie Jones Edwin McMasters Stanton
Brad Waller Cop
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