The Tall Target (1951)

08/17/1951 (US) • 1h 18m

Thriller, History, Mystery

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

Overview

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Top Billed Cast

Dick Powell

John Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Ginny Beaufort

Adolphe Menjou

Caleb Jeffers

Marshall Thompson

Lance Beaufort

Ruby Dee

Rachel

Richard Rober

Lt. Coulter

Will Geer

Homer Crowley

Florence Bates

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$966,000.00

Revenue

$620,000.00

Keywords

detective

treason

night train

political assassination

american civil war

assassination of president

abraham lincoln

presidential inauguration

sleeper train

political conspiracy

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