Movie Description
The Tall Target
(1951)Overview
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Featured Crew
- Director : Anthony Mann
- Producer : Richard Goldstone
- Editor : Newell P. Kimlin
- Cast : Dick Powell,Paula Raymond,Adolphe Menjou,Marshall Thompson,Ruby Dee,Richard Rober,Leif Erickson,Will Geer,Florence Bates,Erville Alderson,Olive Ball,Barbara Billingsley,Peter Brocco,George Bunny,John Butler,John Call,Ken Christy,Harry Cody,Frank Conlan,Clancy Cooper,Lucille Curtis,John Damler,Robert Easton,Estelle Etterre,Budd Fine,Dan Foster,A. Cameron Grant,Robert Haines,Jonathan Hale,Sherry Hall,Alvin Hammer,James Harrison,Paul Harvey,Percy Helton,Clarence Hennecke,Marjorie Jackson,Wilfred Jackson,Chester Jones,Nikki Juston,Stapleton Kent,Victor Kilian,Leslie Kimmell,Mitchell Lewis,Emmett Lynn,Robert Malcolm,Mickey Martin,Billy Mitchell,Tom Monroe,Roger Moore,Brad Morrow,Thomas Murray,Lou Nova,Tom Powers,Bob Rich,Jeff Richards,Bert Roach,Phil Schumacher,Irving Smith,Robert Spencer,Robert R. Stephenson,Jack Sterling,Robert Strong,Frank Sully,William Sundholm,Regis Toomey,Charles Wagenheim,Katherine Warren,Dan White,Napoleon Whiting,Wilson Wood,Rodney Wooton,Will Wright
Cast
John Kennedy
Ginny Beaufort
Caleb Jeffers
Lance Beaufort
Rachel
Lt. Coulter
Stranger
Homer Crowley
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Minister (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Young Mother (uncredited)
Fernandina (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Miller (uncredited)
Clerk (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Clerk (uncredited)
Brakeman (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Division Manager (uncredited)
Young Southerner (uncredited)
Little Old Lady (uncredited)
Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
Dapper Man (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Beamish (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)
John K. Gannon (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
News Vendor (uncredited)
Patrolman (uncredited)
Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Winfield (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)
Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)
Politician (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)
Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Tall Target
Status Released
Release Information
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1951-08-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 18m
Budget₹ 966000
Revenue₹ 620000
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Thriller
- History
- Mystery
