The Tall Target (1951)
The Tall Target is a 1951 thriller movie directed by Anthony Mann, with a running time of 1h 18m. It stars Dick Powell, Paula Raymond and Adolphe Menjou.
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
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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