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The Tall Target(1951)

6.9(45)
1h 18m
1951-08-17

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

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Keywords

detectivetreasonnight trainpolitical assassination
american civil war
assassination of president
abraham lincoln
sleeper train
political conspiracy

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Top 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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Olive Ball
Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley
Young Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco
Fernandina (uncredited)
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George Bunny
Hawker (uncredited)
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John Butler
Miller (uncredited)