Commentary
Who is the most famous or beloved president of all time? Judging by Hollywood’s Golden Era, I would wager that Abraham Lincoln was the most revered former president in the 1930s–50s. Countless movies refer to Honest Abe as a role model and inspiration of determination. Depictions of the sixteenth president were also very common in films, often as little more than “cameo” appearances. Lincoln’s film depictions far surpass those of George Washington, probably because there were far more Civil War movies than Revolutionary War movies.
