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  • The Tall Target (1951)
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    78 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The Tall Target (1951)
Approved
78 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.
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Director
Writers
George Worthing Yates (screenplay) (story) | Art Cohn (screenplay) | Daniel Mainwaring (story) (as Geoffrey Homes)
Cinematographer
Paul Vogel (as Paul C. Vogel)
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Release date
Aug 1951 (United States)

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Cast

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