The Man in the Barn

Nov 20, 1937

0h 11m

★ 5.3

Overview

After John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland and was discovered hiding in a barn. After he refused to surrender, the barn was set afire and Booth died in the blaze. However, in 1903 a Mr. David E. George, while on his deathbed in Enid, Oklahoma, claimed to be John Wilkes Booth. This MGM An Historical Mystery series short presents evidence of the possibility that Mr. George's claim was true.

Genres

History

Mystery

Documentary

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Carey Wilson

Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Farmer (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Army Officer (uncredited)

Douglas Wood

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