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The Tall Target

Anthony Mann

1951 • 1h 18m

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

The Tall Target

Cast

Dick Powell

Dick PowellJohn Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Paula RaymondGinny Beaufort

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe MenjouCaleb Jeffers

Marshall Thompson

Marshall ThompsonLance Beaufort

Ruby Dee

Richard Rober

Richard RoberLt. Coulter

Leif Erickson

Leif EricksonStranger

Will Geer

Will GeerHomer Crowley

Florence Bates

Florence BatesMrs. Charlotte Alsop

Erville Alderson

Erville AldersonMinister (uncredited)

Olive BallHawker (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara BillingsleyYoung Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter BroccoFernandina (uncredited)

George BunnyHawker (uncredited)

John ButlerMiller (uncredited)

Crew

Anthony Mann

Anthony MannDirector

George Worthing Yates

George Worthing YatesScreenplay

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney GuilaroffHair Designer

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerRecording Supervision

A. Arnold Gillespie

A. Arnold GillespieSpecial Effects

William Tuttle

William TuttleMakeup Designer

Leslie H. Martinson

Leslie H. MartinsonScript Supervisor

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

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