The Tall Target

The Tall Target (1951)

You'll never see the target till the very end!

Thriller History Mystery

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

star 6.8
  • Release Date: 1951-08-17
  • Runtime: 1h 18min
  • Director: Anthony Mann

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    • Trailer

    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)

    • 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)

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