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The Tall Target
The Tall Target

6.8

The Tall Target

NR·1951·78m

Summary

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

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

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)

Ken Christy

Detective (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

Clerk (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Brakeman (uncredited)

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

Dapper Man (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

James Harrison

Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Minor Role (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

Beamish (uncredited)

Clarence Hennecke

Hawker (uncredited)

Marjorie Jackson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Wilfred Jackson

Newsboy (uncredited)

Chester Jones

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Nikki Juston

Minor Role (uncredited)

Stapleton Kent

New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

John K. Gannon (uncredited)

Leslie Kimmell

Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

News Vendor (uncredited)

Robert Malcolm

Patrolman (uncredited)

Mickey Martin

Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Hawker (uncredited)

Tom Monroe

Zoaves (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Minor Role (uncredited)

Brad Morrow

Brad Morrow

Winfield (uncredited)

Thomas Murray

Zoaves (uncredited)

Lou Nova

Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

Bob Rich

Zoaves (uncredited)

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards

Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Politician (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Zoaves (uncredited)

Irving Smith

Hawker (uncredited)

Robert Spencer

Zoaves (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson

Hawker (uncredited)

Jack Sterling

Zoaves (uncredited)

Robert Strong

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

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

Dispatcher (uncredited)

Rodney Wooton

Newsboy (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Anthony Mann

Screenplay

Art Cohn

Screenplay, Story

George Worthing Yates

Story

Daniel Mainwaring

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Media

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