The Tall Target

The Tall Target

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

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

US

Made in US

6.9/10

1951

Thriller
History
Mystery
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

As John Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond

As Ginny Beaufort

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

As Caleb Jeffers

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

As Lance Beaufort

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

As Rachel

Richard Rober

Richard Rober

As Lt. Coulter

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

As Stranger

Will Geer

Will Geer

As Homer Crowley

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

As Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

As Minister (uncredited)

Olive Ball

Olive Ball

As Hawker (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

As Young Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

As Fernandina (uncredited)

George Bunny

George Bunny

As Hawker (uncredited)

John Butler

John Butler

As Miller (uncredited)

John Call

John Call

As Clerk (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Ken Christy

As Detective (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Harry Cody

As Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

Frank Conlan

As Clerk (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

As Brakeman (uncredited)

Lucille Curtis

Lucille Curtis

As Minor Role (uncredited)

John Damler

John Damler

As Division Manager (uncredited)

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

As Young Southerner (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Estelle Etterre

As Little Old Lady (uncredited)

Budd Fine

Budd Fine

As Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

Dan Foster

Dan Foster

As Dapper Man (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

A. Cameron Grant

As Train Passenger (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Robert Haines

As Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

As Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

As Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer

Alvin Hammer

As Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

James Harrison

James Harrison

As Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

As Minor Role (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

As Beamish (uncredited)

Clarence Hennecke

Clarence Hennecke

As Hawker (uncredited)

Marjorie Jackson

Marjorie Jackson

As Minor Role (uncredited)

Wilfred Jackson

Wilfred Jackson

As Newsboy (uncredited)

Chester Jones

Chester Jones

As Pedestrian (uncredited)

Nikki Juston

Nikki Juston

As Minor Role (uncredited)

Stapleton Kent

Stapleton Kent

As New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

As John K. Gannon (uncredited)

Leslie Kimmell

Leslie Kimmell

As Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

As Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

As News Vendor (uncredited)

Robert Malcolm

Robert Malcolm

As Patrolman (uncredited)

Mickey Martin

Mickey Martin

As Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

As Hawker (uncredited)

Tom Monroe

Tom Monroe

As Zoaves (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

As Minor Role (uncredited)

Brad Morrow

Brad Morrow

As Winfield (uncredited)

Thomas Murray

Thomas Murray

As Zoaves (uncredited)

Lou Nova

Lou Nova

As Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

As Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

Bob Rich

Bob Rich

As Zoaves (uncredited)

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards

As Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

As Politician (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Phil Schumacher

As Zoaves (uncredited)

Irving Smith

Irving Smith

As Hawker (uncredited)

Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer

As Zoaves (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson

Robert R. Stephenson

As Hawker (uncredited)

Jack Sterling

Jack Sterling

As Zoaves (uncredited)

Robert Strong

Robert Strong

As Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

As Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

William Sundholm

William Sundholm

As Hawker (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

As Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

As Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

As Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)

Dan White

Dan White

As Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)

Napoleon Whiting

Napoleon Whiting

As Hawker (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Wilson Wood

As Dispatcher (uncredited)

Rodney Wooton

Rodney Wooton

As Newsboy (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

As Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

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