My First Jury (1918)

Abraham Lincoln, the boy, defends a funny little black boy accused of stealing a white rooster. After a swift chase, Jim, the black boy, is captured with the fowl under his arm, and he is about to be roughly handled by the angry youths when Abe intervenes and suggests that the trembling captive be given a fair trial by jury.

Released

1918-03-04

Genres

Drama

Runtime

29 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Benjamin Chapin