Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Mary Howard: Ann Rutledge

Quotes 

• Abraham Lincoln : You know, when you're distressed about somethin' it's a comfort sometimes even to have a pair of ears to pour your troubles into and my ears are big enough to hold a lot.

  Ann Rutledge : You're a Christian gentleman, Abe Lincoln.

  Abraham Lincoln : No, I ain't, I'm a plain common sucker with a shirttail so short I can't set on it.