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The Tall Target
The Tall Target

The Tall Target

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

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ThrillerHistoryMystery

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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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Budget

$966000

Revenue

$620000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

17 August 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Olive Ball

Hawker (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

Young Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Fernandina (uncredited)

George Bunny

George Bunny

Hawker (uncredited)

John Butler

John Butler

Miller (uncredited)

John Call

John Call

Clerk (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Ken Christy

Detective (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Harry Cody

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

Frank Conlan

Clerk (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Brakeman (uncredited)

Lucille Curtis

Lucille Curtis

Minor Role (uncredited)

John Damler

John Damler

Division Manager (uncredited)

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Young Southerner (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Estelle Etterre

Little Old Lady (uncredited)

Budd Fine

Budd Fine

Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

Dan Foster

Dan Foster

Dapper Man (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

A. Cameron Grant

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Robert Haines

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer

Alvin Hammer

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

James Harrison

James Harrison

Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Minor Role (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

Beamish (uncredited)

Clarence Hennecke

Clarence Hennecke

Hawker (uncredited)

Marjorie Jackson

Marjorie Jackson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Wilfred Jackson

Wilfred Jackson

Newsboy (uncredited)

Chester Jones

Chester Jones

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Nikki Juston

Nikki Juston

Minor Role (uncredited)

Stapleton Kent

Stapleton Kent

New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

John K. Gannon (uncredited)

Leslie Kimmell

Leslie Kimmell

Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

News Vendor (uncredited)

Robert Malcolm

Robert Malcolm

Patrolman (uncredited)

Mickey Martin

Mickey Martin

Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Hawker (uncredited)

Tom Monroe

Tom Monroe

Zoaves (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Minor Role (uncredited)

Brad Morrow

Brad Morrow

Winfield (uncredited)

Thomas Murray

Thomas Murray

Zoaves (uncredited)

Lou Nova

Lou Nova

Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

Bob Rich

Bob Rich

Zoaves (uncredited)

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards

Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Politician (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Phil Schumacher

Zoaves (uncredited)

Irving Smith

Irving Smith

Hawker (uncredited)

Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer

Zoaves (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson

Robert R. Stephenson

Hawker (uncredited)

Jack Sterling

Jack Sterling

Zoaves (uncredited)

Robert Strong

Robert Strong

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

William Sundholm

William Sundholm

Hawker (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)

Dan White

Dan White

Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)

Napoleon Whiting

Napoleon Whiting

Hawker (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Wilson Wood

Dispatcher (uncredited)

Rodney Wooton

Rodney Wooton

Newsboy (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

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