The Tall Target (1951)

The Tall Target (1951)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1951-08-17 United States of America 78 Min. PG-13
6.8 39 votes
Thriller, History, Mystery

Overview

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

Cast

Dick Powell is John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Paula Raymond is Ginny Beaufort
Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou is Caleb Jeffers
Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson is Lance Beaufort
Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee is Rachel
Rachel
Richard Rober is Lt. Coulter
Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson is Stranger
Stranger
Will Geer is Homer Crowley
Homer Crowley
Florence Bates is Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson is Minister (uncredited)
Minister (uncredited)
Olive Ball is Hawker (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley is Young Mother (uncredited)
Young Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco is Fernandina (uncredited)
Fernandina (uncredited)
George Bunny is Hawker (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
John Butler is Miller (uncredited)
Miller (uncredited)
John Call is Clerk (uncredited)
Clerk (uncredited)
Ken Christy is Detective (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Harry Cody is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Conlan is Clerk (uncredited)
Clerk (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper is Brakeman (uncredited)
Brakeman (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
John Damler is Division Manager (uncredited)
Division Manager (uncredited)
Robert Easton is Young Southerner (uncredited)
Young Southerner (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre is Little Old Lady (uncredited)
Little Old Lady (uncredited)
Budd Fine is Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
Dan Foster is Dapper Man (uncredited)
Dapper Man (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant is Train Passenger (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Haines is Train Passenger (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale is Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Sherry Hall is Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)
Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer is Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
James Harrison is Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)
Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)
Paul Harvey is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Percy Helton is Beamish (uncredited)
Beamish (uncredited)
Clarence Hennecke is Hawker (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Marjorie Jackson is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson is Newsboy (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Chester Jones is Pedestrian (uncredited)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Nikki Juston is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent is New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)
New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)
Victor Kilian is John K. Gannon (uncredited)
John K. Gannon (uncredited)
Leslie Kimmell is Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis is Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn is News Vendor (uncredited)
News Vendor (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm is Patrolman (uncredited)
Patrolman (uncredited)
Mickey Martin is Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)
Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell is Hawker (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Tom Monroe is Zoaves (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Roger Moore is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Brad Morrow is Winfield (uncredited)
Winfield (uncredited)
Thomas Murray is Zoaves (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Lou Nova is Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)
Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)
Tom Powers is Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)
Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)
Bob Rich is Zoaves (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Jeff Richards is Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)
Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)
Bert Roach is Politician (uncredited)
Politician (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher is Zoaves (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Irving Smith is Hawker (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Robert Spencer is Zoaves (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson is Hawker (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Jack Sterling is Zoaves (uncredited)
Zoaves (uncredited)
Robert Strong is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Sully is Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
William Sundholm is Hawker (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Regis Toomey is Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim is Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Katherine Warren is Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)
Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)
Dan White is Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Napoleon Whiting is Hawker (uncredited)
Hawker (uncredited)
Wilson Wood is Dispatcher (uncredited)
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Rodney Wooton is Newsboy (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Wright is Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

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