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The Tall Target

The Tall Target
★ 6.8/10•1951•1h 18m•NR•Thriller•History•Mystery

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.

Anthony Mann · Director

Art Cohn · Screenplay

George Worthing Yates · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 18m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 17, 1951
Budget$966,000
Revenue$620,000

Actors

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

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Stranger

Will Geer

Will Geer

Homer Crowley

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Minister (uncredited)

Olive Ball

Hawker (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

Young Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Fernandina (uncredited)

George Bunny

Hawker (uncredited)

John Butler

Miller (uncredited)

John Call

Clerk (uncredited)

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