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The Tall Target

The Tall Target

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

19516.81h 18mNR

Overview

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

Directed by Anthony Mann
Written by Art Cohn, George Worthing Yates, Daniel Mainwaring
Produced by Richard Goldstone
Box OfficeBudget: $966KRevenue: $620K

Top Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

John Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond

Ginny Beaufort

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Caleb Jeffers

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Lance Beaufort

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Rachel

Richard Rober

Richard Rober

Lt. Coulter

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Stranger

Will Geer

Will Geer

Homer Crowley

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Minister (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

detectivetreasonnight trainpolitical assassinationamerican civil warassassination of presidentabraham lincolnsleeper trainpolitical conspiracy

About The Tall Target

The Tall Target is a thriller, history, mystery film released in 1951 exploring themes of detective, treason, night train, political assassination, american civil war, assassination of president. Directed by Anthony Mann, it stars Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou. A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

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