The Tall Target (1951)

  • NR
  • 08/17/1951 (US)
  • Thriller, History, Mystery
  • 1h 18m

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.

Anthony Mann

Director

Art Cohn

Screenplay

George Worthing Yates

Screenplay, Story

Daniel Mainwaring

Story

Cast

Dick Powell's headshot

Dick Powell

John Kennedy
Paula Raymond's headshot

Paula Raymond

Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou's headshot

Adolphe Menjou

Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson's headshot

Marshall Thompson

Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee's headshot

Ruby Dee

Rachel
Richard Rober's headshot

Richard Rober

Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson's headshot

Leif Erickson

Stranger
Will Geer's headshot

Will Geer

Homer Crowley

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