Brief vignettes about Lincoln's early life include his birth, early jobs, (unsubstantiated) affair with Ann Rutledge, courtship of Mary Todd, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates; his presidency and the Civil War are followed in somewhat more detail, though without actual battle scenes; film concludes with the assassination. Written by Rod Crawford [email protected]

A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.

When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.