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The Tall Target

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

1951 |1h 18m |  Thriller, History, Mystery

Videos

Cast

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Dick Powell

John Kennedy

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Paula Raymond

Ginny Beaufort

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Adolphe Menjou

Caleb Jeffers

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Marshall Thompson

Lance Beaufort

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Ruby Dee

Rachel

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Richard Rober

Lt. Coulter

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Leif Erickson

Stranger

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Will Geer

Homer Crowley

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Florence Bates

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

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Erville Alderson

Minister (uncredited)

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Barbara Billingsley

Young Mother (uncredited)

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Peter Brocco

Fernandina (uncredited)

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Clancy Cooper

Brakeman (uncredited)

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John Damler

Division Manager (uncredited)

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Robert Easton

Young Southerner (uncredited)

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Estelle Etterre

Little Old Lady (uncredited)

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Budd Fine

Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

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Jonathan Hale

Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

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Paul Harvey

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Percy Helton

Beamish (uncredited)

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Victor Kilian

John K. Gannon (uncredited)

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Mitchell Lewis

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Emmett Lynn

News Vendor (uncredited)

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Billy Mitchell

Hawker (uncredited)

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Roger Moore

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Brad Morrow

Winfield (uncredited)

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Tom Powers

Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

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Jeff Richards

Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)

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Bert Roach

Politician (uncredited)

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Frank Sully

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

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Regis Toomey

Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

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Charles Wagenheim

Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

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Katherine Warren

Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)

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Dan White

Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)

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Napoleon Whiting

Hawker (uncredited)

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Will Wright

Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$966,000.00

Revenue

$620,000.00