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Mr. Lincoln: Part 1

Episode aired Nov 16, 1952
1h 30m

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The program has six segments: (1) "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning" (drama tracing the end and beginning of Abraham Lincoln's life), (2) "The Telephone" (comic operatic sketch), (3... Read allThe program has six segments: (1) "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning" (drama tracing the end and beginning of Abraham Lincoln's life), (2) "The Telephone" (comic operatic sketch), (3) "Leonardo da Vinci" (short portrayal of the Italian polymath), (4) "Lonely Hearts Ballet... Read allThe program has six segments: (1) "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning" (drama tracing the end and beginning of Abraham Lincoln's life), (2) "The Telephone" (comic operatic sketch), (3) "Leonardo da Vinci" (short portrayal of the Italian polymath), (4) "Lonely Hearts Ballet" (showing of a 1952 ballet film short), (5) "Flagg Dog Training School" (feature), and (6... Read all

Directors
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- James Agee
- Gian Carlo Menotti
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7.9/10

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- James Agee
- Gian Carlo Menotti
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Royal Dano's first appearance as Abraham Lincoln. He later provided the voice of Lincoln in Walt Disney's famous Audioanimatronic Exhibit created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, an exhibit that can still be seen at Disneyland.

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10/10

Early memorable Omnibus TV

I was born in 1947 and I remember watching the series with my Father when it was initially broadcast in 1952 and 1953.

Omnibus was a stellar series taking an eclectic approach to story themes in early broadcasting.

Mr. Lincoln, staring Royal Dano, is a chronological series; a clear, elegant, well acted studio production of Lincoln's life that would stand the test of time.

Playing Lincoln, Royal Dano personified the Lincoln that we knew from his Brady photographs. Dano's sonorous voice is so distinctive that it is easily identified an the follow-on roles he took. I just reviewed Dano's "gambler" role in "The Outlaw, Josie Wailes". Just a few lines, but memorable. An actors actor, distinctive yet a natural in the flow of the story line.

I hope that the studio will release the series as a testament to a skilled actor and the period.