Abe Lincoln in Illinois was adapted as a film in 1940, starring Raymond Massey in the title role, with Ruth Gordon and Gene Lockhart. Sherwood wrote the screenplay, which was adapted by Grover Jones; John Cromwell directed. Available from Turner Home Video's RKO Collection.

There is a 41-minute audio cassette version of the play entitled Abe Lincoln in Illinois: Robert Sherwood's Political Drama of a Lincoln Few People Knew. Released by the Center for Cassette Studies in 1971.