The Great Man's Whiskers
Brief Synopsis
A comedy-drama, filmed in 1969, about how a letter from a ten-year-old girl urged President Lincoln to grow a beard and altered America's most famous face.
Cast & Crew
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Philip Leacock
Director
Dean Jones
James E Cooper
Ann Sothern
Aunt Margaret Bancroft
Dennis Weaver
Abraham Lincoln
John Mcgiver
Andrew Hogan
Harve Presnell
Ballad Singer
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Man's Whiskers
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1973
Production Company
NBC Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A comedy-drama, filmed in 1969, about how a letter from a ten-year-old girl urged President Lincoln to grow a beard and altered America's most famous face.
Director
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Philip Leacock
Director
Cast
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Dean Jones
James E Cooper
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Ann Sothern
Aunt Margaret Bancroft
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Dennis Weaver
Abraham Lincoln
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John Mcgiver
Andrew Hogan
Harve Presnell
Ballad Singer
Beth Brickell
Katherine Witherby
Cindy Eilbacher
Elizabeth Cooper
Richard Erdman
Joseph Somerby
Isabell Sanford
Ella
Nicole Meggerson
Pearl
John Hillerman
Major Underwood
Maudie Prickett
Miss Albright
Woodrow Chambliss
Paddleford
Alvin Hammer
Whately
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Charles Lane
Philbrick
Crew
John Elias
Editor
Larry Germain
Hair
E. Y. Harburg
Song
Dean Jones
Song Performer
David H. Moriarty
Sound Department
John Paxton
Screenwriter
Earl Robinson
Music
Earl Robinson
Song
Isabell Sanford
Song Performer
Adrian Scott
Play As Source Material
Adrian Scott
Producer
James M Walters
Other
John F. Warren
Director Of Photography
George C. Webb
Art Director
Bud Westmore
Makeup
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Man's Whiskers
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1973
Production Company
NBC Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 13, 1973