Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.。本片是美国默片时期的名导演D·W·格里菲思晚期拍摄的传统电影,手法平铺直叙,但相当忠于史实。 沃尔特·休斯顿扮演林肯示有精彩的演出;尤娜·默克尔的表演也不俗。。