The Tall Target

Aug 17, 1951

1h 18m

★ 6.8

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

Overview

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

Genres

Thriller

History

Mystery

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

John Kennedy

Dick Powell

Ginny Beaufort

Paula Raymond

Caleb Jeffers

Adolphe Menjou

Lance Beaufort

Marshall Thompson

Rachel

Ruby Dee

Lt. Coulter

Richard Rober

Stranger

Leif Erickson

Homer Crowley

Will Geer

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Florence Bates

Minister (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Hawker (uncredited)

Olive Ball

Young Mother (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

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