The Tall Target
“You'll never see the target till the very end!”
1951•NR•1h 18m•6.8•Released
ThrillerHistoryMystery
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Director
Anthony Mann
Writer
Art Cohn, George Worthing Yates
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Dick Powell
John Kennedy
Paula Raymond
Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou
Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson
Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee
Rachel
Richard Rober
Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson
Stranger
Will Geer
Homer Crowley
Florence Bates
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson
Minister (uncredited)
Olive Ball
Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Young Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Fernandina (uncredited)
George Bunny
Hawker (uncredited)
John Butler
Miller (uncredited)
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Richard Goldstone
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