The Tall Target (1951)

6.9/10 78 min Thriller History Mystery

Overview

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

Cast

Dick Powell

John Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Ginny Beaufort

Adolphe Menjou

Caleb Jeffers

Marshall Thompson

Lance Beaufort

Ruby Dee

Rachel

Richard Rober

Lt. Coulter

Leif Erickson

Stranger

Will Geer

Homer Crowley

Florence Bates

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Erville Alderson

Minister (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Young Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Fernandina (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Brakeman (uncredited)

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