John Kennedy
Dick Powell
John Kennedy
The Tall Target
“You'll never see the target till the very end!”
6.8
1951
1h 18m
ThrillerHistoryMystery
Director: Anthony Mann
Overview
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Cast
Ginny Beaufort
Paula Raymond
Ginny Beaufort
Caleb Jeffers
Adolphe Menjou
Caleb Jeffers
Lance Beaufort
Marshall Thompson
Lance Beaufort
Rachel
Ruby Dee
Rachel
Lt. Coulter
Richard Rober
Lt. Coulter
Stranger
Leif Erickson
Stranger
Homer Crowley
Will Geer
Homer Crowley
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Florence Bates
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Minister (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Minister (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Olive Ball
Hawker (uncredited)
Young Mother (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Young Mother (uncredited)
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