The Tall Target
The Tall Target

The Tall Target

1951-08-17 - 78 minutes

6.80 / 10

Overview

You'll never see the target till the very end!

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Screenplay

Director - Anthony Mann

Genres

Thriller

History

Mystery

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Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

John Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond

Ginny Beaufort

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Caleb Jeffers

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Lance Beaufort

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Rachel

Richard Rober

Richard Rober

Lt. Coulter

Will Geer

Will Geer

Homer Crowley

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Minister (uncredited)

Olive Ball

Olive Ball

Hawker (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

Young Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Fernandina (uncredited)

George Bunny

George Bunny

Hawker (uncredited)

John Butler

John Butler

Miller (uncredited)

John Call

John Call

Clerk (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Ken Christy

Detective (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Harry Cody

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

Frank Conlan

Clerk (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Brakeman (uncredited)

Lucille Curtis

Lucille Curtis

Minor Role (uncredited)

John Damler

John Damler

Division Manager (uncredited)

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Young Southerner (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Estelle Etterre

Little Old Lady (uncredited)

Budd Fine

Budd Fine

Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

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