Young attorney Abraham Lincoln defends two brothers accused of a killing after a violent confrontation. With the town ready to condemn them, Lincoln relies on careful questioning and a crucial observation to challenge the prosecution's version of the murder.

This Academy Award Theater broadcast aired on July 10, 1946. It is listed as episode 16 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Henry Fonda, Ward Bond, and Jeff Chandler. Other credited names include Dee Englebach as director, Dee Englebach as producer, Frank Wilson as writer, Frank Wilson as radio adaptor, and Hugh Brundage as announcer.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes. The broadcast is also associated with Squibb and Squibb.

This version presents a radio version of Young Mr. Lincoln. Frank Wilson adapted it for radio.

A Hollywood anthology that adapted notable motion pictures for radio, often bringing film stars back to recreate their screen roles in condensed dramatic form.