Lincoln Sad Figure, Laughing (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, War

Lincoln

Sad Figure, Laughing (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, War

Lincoln's laughter, joking, and storytelling erode the confidence of his colleagues. Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase and his ambitious daughter Kate embark on an underhanded attempt to undermine Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection bid.

Director

George Schaefer

Writers

Jerry McNeely (writer) | Carl Sandburg (book)

Producer

George Schaefer (producer)

Composer

Lyn Murray

Cinematographer

Howard Schwartz (director of photography)

Editor

Jerry Taylor

Casting

Ramsay King | Walter Raney

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 12, 1975

Release date

Feb 12, 1975 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Hal Holbrook Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln See fewer	Into the Wild (2007)
Sada Thompson Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln See fewer	Family (1976)
Elizabeth Ashley Kate Chase Sprague Kate Chase Sprague See fewer	Windows (1980)
Roy Poole Salmon P. Chase Salmon P. Chase See fewer	1776 (1972)
Severn Darden Gideon Welles Gideon Welles See fewer	Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Norman Burton General Ulysses S. Grant General Ulysses S. Grant See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Michael Cristofer John Nicolay John Nicolay See fewer	Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Bert Freed Edwin Stanton Edwin Stanton See fewer	Paths of Glory (1957)
James Carroll Jordan Robert Lincoln Robert Lincoln See fewer	Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Jon Cedar Captain Captain See fewer	The Manitou (1978)
Booth Colman Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy See fewer	World Without End (1956)
Charles Macaulay Jay Cooke Jay Cooke See fewer	Splash (1984)
Bartlett Robinson Bewhiskered Senator Bewhiskered Senator See fewer	Sleeper (1973)
Gene Tyburn Francis Bicknell Carpenter Francis Bicknell Carpenter See fewer	Lincoln (1974)