The Tall Target (1951)
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
- Released
- 1951-08-17
- Genres
- Thriller, History, Mystery
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Anthony Mann, Art Cohn, George Worthing Yates
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 48 votes
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)
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