The Tall Target

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

Duration: 78 min
Release date: 1951-08-17
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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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Dick Powell
Dick Powell
as John Kennedy
Paula Raymond
Paula Raymond
as Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
as Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson
as Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
as Rachel
Richard Rober
Richard Rober
as Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson
as Stranger
Will Geer
Will Geer
as Homer Crowley
Florence Bates
Florence Bates
as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
as Minister (uncredited)
Olive Ball
Olive Ball
as Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley
as Young Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco
as Fernandina (uncredited)
George Bunny
George Bunny
as Hawker (uncredited)
John Butler
John Butler
as Miller (uncredited)
John Call
John Call
as Clerk (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Ken Christy
as Detective (uncredited)
Harry Cody
Harry Cody
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
Frank Conlan
as Clerk (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Clancy Cooper
as Brakeman (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
Lucille Curtis
as Minor Role (uncredited)
John Damler
John Damler
as Division Manager (uncredited)
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
as Young Southerner (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Estelle Etterre
as Little Old Lady (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Budd Fine
as Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
Dan Foster
Dan Foster
as Dapper Man (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
A. Cameron Grant
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Robert Haines
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall
as Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Alvin Hammer
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
James Harrison
James Harrison
as Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Percy Helton
as Beamish (uncredited)
Clarence Hennecke
Clarence Hennecke
as Hawker (uncredited)
Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie Jackson
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Chester Jones
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Nikki Juston
Nikki Juston
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
Stapleton Kent
as New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
as John K. Gannon (uncredited)
Leslie Kimmell
Leslie Kimmell
as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn
as News Vendor (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm
Robert Malcolm
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Mickey Martin
Mickey Martin
as Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
as Hawker (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
Tom Monroe
as Zoaves (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Brad Morrow
Brad Morrow
as Winfield (uncredited)
Thomas Murray
Thomas Murray
as Zoaves (uncredited)
Lou Nova
Lou Nova
as Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)
Tom Powers
Tom Powers
as Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)
Bob Rich
Bob Rich
as Zoaves (uncredited)
Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards
as Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Bert Roach
as Politician (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Phil Schumacher
as Zoaves (uncredited)
Irving Smith
Irving Smith
as Hawker (uncredited)
Robert Spencer
Robert Spencer
as Zoaves (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. Stephenson
as Hawker (uncredited)
Jack Sterling
Jack Sterling
as Zoaves (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Robert Strong
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
as Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
William Sundholm
William Sundholm
as Hawker (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Katherine Warren
Katherine Warren
as Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)
Dan White
Dan White
as Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Napoleon Whiting
Napoleon Whiting
as Hawker (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Wilson Wood
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
Rodney Wooton
Rodney Wooton
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
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