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The Tall Target

ThrillerHistoryMystery

The Tall Target

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

6.9TMDB19511h 18m

TMDB6.9/10 · 46 votes

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TMDB6.9/10 · 46 votes

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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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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)

Olive Ball

Olive Ball

Hawker (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

Young Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Fernandina (uncredited)

George Bunny

George Bunny

Hawker (uncredited)

John Butler

John Butler

Miller (uncredited)

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Anthony Mann

Anthony Mann

Director

George Worthing Yates

George Worthing Yates

Screenplay, Story

Art Cohn

Art Cohn

Screenplay

Daniel Mainwaring

Daniel Mainwaring

Story

Richard Goldstone

Richard Goldstone

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Paul Vogel

Paul Vogel

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Newell P. Kimlin

Newell P. Kimlin

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Details

Director: Anthony Mann
Released: 1951
Runtime: 1h 18m
Genres: Thriller, History, Mystery
Box Office (Revenue): $620K
Production Budget: $966K
Scores: TMDB6.9/10 · 46 votes