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A tragic and sentimental story that depicts the early career of the 19th century American actor, Edwin Booth with some mention of the events leading to the assassination of President Lincoln by Edwin's brother, John Wilkes Booth. In the... See more »
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Edwin Booth
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Mary Devlin Booth
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John Wilkes Booth
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Junius Brutus Booth
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Dave Prescott
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Asia Booth
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Gertrude in 'Hamlet'
Christopher Cook ...
Edwin Booth at 10
Dayton Lummis ...
English Doctor
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Ghost of Hamlet's Father in 'Hamlet'
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Old Ben (as William Walker)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Stagehand (uncredited)
Louis Alexander ...
John Booth at 12 (uncredited)
David Alpert ...
Edwina Booth (uncredited)
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Actress as Mrs. Montchesington (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
Prudence Beers ...
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley ...
Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Actor in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Assistant Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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Colonel (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Balcony Spectator in Washington DC (uncredited)
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Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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English Nurse (uncredited)
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Barn Owner (uncredited)
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Ghost of Buckingham Palace (uncredited)
Leo Curley ...
Rich Miner (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
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Major Rathbone (uncredited)
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Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Harry Denny ...
Southern Gentleman (uncredited)
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Theatre Shill (uncredited)
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Man Who Starts Clapping (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)
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Actor as Trenchard (uncredited)
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Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Betty Flint ...
Lady Macbeth in 'Macbeth' (uncredited)
Eddie Foster ...
Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
Nicholas Frangakis ...
Shakespearean Actor (uncredited)
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Francisco in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)
Curley Gibson ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Booth's Little Girl (uncredited)
Jack Gordon ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
Stanley Hall ...
Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
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Actor at Rehearsal (uncredited)
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Western Barfly (uncredited)
Steve Hayes ...
Bernardo in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)
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Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Art Howard ...
Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Rabble-Rouser (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member / California Audience Spectator (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Minister (uncredited)
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Balcony Spectator in Washington DC (uncredited)
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Western Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Man in 'Hamlet' Audience (uncredited)
Melinda Markey ...
Young Lady (uncredited)
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Witch in 'Macbeth' (uncredited)
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Man at Bar (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Stage Doorman (uncredited)
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Protester in Audience (uncredited)
King Mojave ...
Actor in Play (uncredited)
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Rabble-Rouser (uncredited)
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Actress (uncredited)
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Man in 'Hamlet' Audience (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Western Man Backstage (uncredited)
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Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited)
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Protester in Audience (uncredited)
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Audience Spectator (uncredited)
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Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
Charles Regan ...
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart ...
Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Actress Backstage (uncredited)
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Audience Spectator (uncredited)
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Sergeant (uncredited)
Lawrence Ryle ...
Actor (uncredited)
Cap Somers ...
Protester at Theatre (uncredited)
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Catesby in 'Richard III' (uncredited)
Paul Stader ...
Laertes in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)
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Man in Audience (uncredited)
Dona Stewart ...
Farmer's Daughter (uncredited)
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Protester in Audience (uncredited)
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Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
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Colonel Who Captures Booth (uncredited)
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Protester Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Percival Vivian ...
Polonius in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)
Ruth Warren ...
Nurse in 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
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Western Man in Audience (uncredited)
Chalky Williams ...
Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Horatio in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)

Directed by

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Philip Dunne

Written by

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Samuel Fuller ... () (uncredited)
 
Moss Hart ... ()
 
Eleanor Ruggles ... (book)

Produced by

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Philip Dunne ... producer

Music by

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Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography by

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Charles G. Clarke

Editing by

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Dorothy Spencer

Editorial Department

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Leonard Doss ... color consultant

Casting By

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Owen McLean ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Mark-Lee Kirk
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by

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Paul S. Fox
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by

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Mary Wills

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Helen Turpin ... hair stylist
Hal Lierley ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Hazel Rogers ... hairdresser (uncredited)
Lillian Ugrin ... hairdresser (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Eli Dunn ... assistant director
Hal Herman ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Burnet Lamont ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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M. Duke Abrahams ... props (uncredited)
Joe Krutak ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alfred Bruzlin ... sound
Harry M. Leonard ... sound
Kenneth Honnold ... sound editor (uncredited)
Dick Jensen ... sound editor (uncredited)
Emmett O'Brien ... sound (uncredited)
Bert Ross ... sound editor (uncredited)
Walter Rossi ... sound effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Ray Kellogg ... special photographic effects

Stunts

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Tom Hennesy ... stunts (uncredited)
Stubby Kruger ... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Henry Gerzen ... key grip (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood ... camera operator (uncredited)
Irving Rosenberg ... camera operator (uncredited)
Emmett Schoenbaum ... still photographer (uncredited)
Charles Wise ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe
Evelyn Snyder ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Ed Wynigear ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Rose Steinberg ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Eva Le Gallienne ... special consultant: Shakespeare
Frances C. Richardson ... research director (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A tragic and sentimental story that depicts the early career of the 19th century American actor, Edwin Booth with some mention of the events leading to the assassination of President Lincoln by Edwin's brother, John Wilkes Booth. In the film, Edwin's days in the spotlight dwindle shortly after his brother is caught and killed for assassinating Lincoln. Written by alfiehitchie

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Also Known As
  • Le prince des acteurs (France)
  • El príncipe de los actores (Spain)
  • Принцът на актьорите (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Książę graczy (Poland)
  • O Príncipe dos Actores (Portugal)
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  • 102 min
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Budget $1,570,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Anti-slavery activist John Brown figures in this film and is seen in silhouette in a jail cell in one scene. Raymond Massey, who plays Junius Brutus Booth, played Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940), the same year he played Abraham Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940). He also played Brown in Seven Angry Men (1955), which was made the same year as this film. In real life, John Wilkes Booth was a witness at the 1859 hanging of John Brown. See more »
Goofs When Edwin goes to meet John at their sister's request, the soldiers in the saloon and guarding John Brown's cell are wearing gray uniforms with blue trim. This is Hollywood's version of Confederate Infantry uniforms. However, Brown was executed on December 2, 1859, a full year before South Carolina seceded from the Union. The uniforms should have been Federal regular Army dark blue. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Richard Burton: In from the Cold (1988). See more »
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