The Higher Mercy

Synopsis

No matter how absorbed with affairs of state, Abraham Lincoln was always ready to give audience to his little son Tad. Little Tad, playing at the boat landing of the White House lake, falls into the water and is saved from drowning by a young fellow named Jasper Brinton. When young Brinton carries Tad into the White House, the president is very grateful to him and says if there is anything that he can do for him at any time he will be glad to do it. Young Brinton's mother is an enthusiastic supporter of the Federal cause, and when the war breaks out, she urges her son to join the Union army. He has an inherent dread of danger and naturally hesitates. He finally enlists. On the battlefield his natural fear takes possession of him.

Main Cast

Ralph Ince

Abraham Lincoln

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Julia Swayne Gordon

Mrs. Brinton

Age : 54 | Popularity : 5%

James Morrison

Jasper Brinton, Mrs. Brinton's Son

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Rose Tapley

Mrs. Abraham Lincoln

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Kenneth Casey

Tad, Lincoln's Son

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Norma Talmadge

Alice

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Florence Ashbrooke

The Nurse

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Hal Wilson

A Black Servant

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Charles L. Gaskill
Directing	Director	William V. Ranous
Department	Role	Name

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