The Tall Target (1951)

Name: The Tall Target
Genre: Thriller, History, Mystery
Released: 1951-08-17
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson, Ruby Dee

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.

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Released 1951-08-17 · 78 min · Thriller, History, Mystery

Directed by Anthony Mann

Cast

Dick Powell as John Kennedy
Paula Raymond as Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou as Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson as Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee as Rachel
Richard Rober as Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson as Stranger
Will Geer as Homer Crowley
Florence Bates as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson as Minister (uncredited)
Olive Ball as Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley as Young Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco as Fernandina (uncredited)
George Bunny as Hawker (uncredited)
John Butler as Miller (uncredited)