The Tall Target

The Tall Target
1951
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 78 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
ThrillerHistoryMystery
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

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

Crew

Director
Anthony Mann
Writer
Art Cohn, George Worthing Yates, George Worthing Yates
Producer
Richard Goldstone

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Keywords

detectivetreasonnight trainpolitical assassinationamerican civil warassassination of presidentabraham lincolnpresidential inaugurationsleeper trainpolitical conspiracy