16 Sep 2004
The Forest for the Trees
As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.
A Failure at Fifty
The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.
Top Billed Cast
Edmund Glover Abe Lincoln
Mary Anderson Ann Rutledge
Truman Bradley Lincoln's Friend
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)
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