The Tall Target
The Tall Target

The Tall Target

You'll never see the target till the very end!

6.8(40 votes)
1951
1h 18m
Thriller
History
Mystery

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

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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)

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