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The Tall Target

You'll never see the target till the very end!
1951 | 78m | English

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A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Release Date: Aug 17, 1951
Director: Anthony Mann
Writer: George Worthing Yates, Art Cohn, Daniel Mainwaring
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, History
Keywords detective, night train, treason, political assassination, american civil war, assassination of president, abraham lincoln, presidential inauguration, sleeper train, political conspiracy
Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Box Office Revenue: $620,000
Budget: $966,000
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update)
Entered: Apr 20, 2024
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Name Character
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)
Olive Ball Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley Young Mother (uncredited)
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 Brakeman (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis Minor Role (uncredited)
John Damler Division Manager (uncredited)
Robert Easton Young Southerner (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre Little Old Lady (uncredited)
Budd Fine Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
Dan Foster Dapper Man (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant Train Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Haines Train Passenger (uncredited)
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 Minor Role (uncredited)
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 John K. Gannon (uncredited)
Leslie Kimmell Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn News Vendor (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm Patrolman (uncredited)
Mickey Martin Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell Hawker (uncredited)
Tom Monroe Zoaves (uncredited)
Roger Moore Minor Role (uncredited)
Brad Morrow Winfield (uncredited)
Thomas Murray Zoaves (uncredited)
Lou Nova Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)
Tom Powers Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)
Bob Rich Zoaves (uncredited)
Jeff Richards Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)
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 Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
William Sundholm Hawker (uncredited)
Regis Toomey Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Katherine Warren Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)
Dan White Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Napoleon Whiting Hawker (uncredited)
Wilson Wood Dispatcher (uncredited)
Rodney Wooton Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Wright Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Name Job
Anthony Mann Director
George Worthing Yates Story, Screenplay
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Sydney Guilaroff Hair Designer
Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
William Tuttle Makeup Designer
Leslie H. Martinson Script Supervisor
Art Cohn Screenplay
Paul Vogel Director of Photography
Newell P. Kimlin Editor
Eddie Imazu Art Direction
Ralph S. Hurst Set Decoration
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Daniel Mainwaring Story
Harry Stradling Jr. Assistant Camera
Joel Freeman Assistant Director
Name Title
Richard Goldstone Producer
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