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The Tall Target

The Tall Target (1951)

August 17, 1951 (US) • Thriller, History, Mystery • 78m

Overview

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

Director

Anthony Mann

Top Billed

Dick Powell

Keywords

detective treason night train political assassination american civil war assassination of president abraham lincoln sleeper train political conspiracy
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Top Billed 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)

Olive Ball
Olive Ball

Hawker (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley

Young Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco

Fernandina (uncredited)

George Bunny
George Bunny

Hawker (uncredited)

John Butler
John Butler

Miller (uncredited)

John Call
John Call

Clerk (uncredited)

Ken Christy
Ken Christy

Detective (uncredited)

Harry Cody
Harry Cody

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Conlan
Frank Conlan

Clerk (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper
Clancy Cooper

Brakeman (uncredited)

Lucille Curtis
Lucille Curtis

Minor Role (uncredited)

John Damler
John Damler

Division Manager (uncredited)

Robert Easton
Robert Easton

Young Southerner (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre
Estelle Etterre

Little Old Lady (uncredited)

Budd Fine
Budd Fine

Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

Dan Foster
Dan Foster

Dapper Man (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant
A. Cameron Grant

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Robert Haines
Robert Haines

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale

Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall

Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer
Alvin Hammer

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

James Harrison
James Harrison

Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)

Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey

Minor Role (uncredited)

Percy Helton
Percy Helton

Beamish (uncredited)

Clarence Hennecke
Clarence Hennecke

Hawker (uncredited)

Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie Jackson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson

Newsboy (uncredited)

Chester Jones
Chester Jones

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Nikki Juston
Nikki Juston

Minor Role (uncredited)

Stapleton Kent
Stapleton Kent

New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)

Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian

John K. Gannon (uncredited)

Leslie Kimmell
Leslie Kimmell

Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn

News Vendor (uncredited)

Robert Malcolm
Robert Malcolm

Patrolman (uncredited)

Mickey Martin
Mickey Martin

Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)

Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell

Hawker (uncredited)

Tom Monroe
Tom Monroe

Zoaves (uncredited)

Roger Moore
Roger Moore

Minor Role (uncredited)

Brad Morrow
Brad Morrow

Winfield (uncredited)

Thomas Murray
Thomas Murray

Zoaves (uncredited)

Lou Nova
Lou Nova

Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Powers
Tom Powers

Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

Bob Rich
Bob Rich

Zoaves (uncredited)

Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards

Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)

Bert Roach
Bert Roach

Politician (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher
Phil Schumacher

Zoaves (uncredited)

Irving Smith
Irving Smith

Hawker (uncredited)

Robert Spencer
Robert Spencer

Zoaves (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. Stephenson

Hawker (uncredited)

Jack Sterling
Jack Sterling

Zoaves (uncredited)

Robert Strong
Robert Strong

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Sully
Frank Sully

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

William Sundholm
William Sundholm

Hawker (uncredited)

Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey

Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim

Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

Katherine Warren
Katherine Warren

Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)

Dan White
Dan White

Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)

Napoleon Whiting
Napoleon Whiting

Hawker (uncredited)

Wilson Wood
Wilson Wood

Dispatcher (uncredited)

Rodney Wooton
Rodney Wooton

Newsboy (uncredited)

Will Wright
Will Wright

Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

Crew
Anthony Mann
Anthony Mann

Director

Art Cohn
Art Cohn

Screenplay

George Worthing Yates
George Worthing Yates

Screenplay

Richard Goldstone
Richard Goldstone

Producer

Paul Vogel
Paul Vogel

Director of Photography

Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff

Hair Designer

Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Warren Newcombe
Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

George Worthing Yates
George Worthing Yates

Story

Daniel Mainwaring
Daniel Mainwaring

Story

William Tuttle
William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Harry Stradling Jr.
Harry Stradling Jr.

Assistant Camera

Leslie H. Martinson
Leslie H. Martinson

Script Supervisor

Joel Freeman
Joel Freeman

Assistant Director

Newell P. Kimlin
Newell P. Kimlin

Editor

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Eddie Imazu
Eddie Imazu

Art Direction

Ralph S. Hurst
Ralph S. Hurst

Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$966,000

Revenue

$620,000

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