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The Tall Target

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

Director(s)

Anthony Mann

Leslie H. Martinson

Joel Freeman

Cast & crew

Will Wright

Will Wright

Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Robert Haines

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Mickey Martin

Mickey Martin

Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Young Southerner (uncredited)

Robert Strong

Robert Strong

Minor Role (uncredited)

Will Geer

Will Geer

Homer Crowley

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Chester Jones

Chester Jones

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher

Phil Schumacher

Zoaves (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Wilson Wood

Dispatcher (uncredited)

Budd Fine

Budd Fine

Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley

Young Mother (uncredited)

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)

Dan White

Dan White

Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

John K. Gannon (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Fernandina (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

George Bunny

George Bunny

Hawker (uncredited)

Clarence Hennecke

Clarence Hennecke

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Napoleon Whiting

Napoleon Whiting

Hawker (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Minister (uncredited)

William Sundholm

William Sundholm

Hawker (uncredited)

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Stranger

Lou Nova

Lou Nova

Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)

Leslie H. Martinson

Leslie H. Martinson

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Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

Beamish (uncredited)

Jack Sterling

Jack Sterling

Zoaves (uncredited)

Anthony Mann

Anthony Mann

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Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Minor Role (uncredited)

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Lance Beaufort

Robert R. Stephenson

Robert R. Stephenson

Hawker (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Estelle Etterre

Little Old Lady (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Rachel

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

John Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond

Ginny Beaufort

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Brakeman (uncredited)

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Caleb Jeffers

Richard Rober

Richard Rober

Lt. Coulter

Olive Ball

Olive Ball

Hawker (uncredited)

John Butler

John Butler

Miller (uncredited)

John Call

John Call

Clerk (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Ken Christy

Detective (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Harry Cody

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Conlan

Frank Conlan

Clerk (uncredited)

Lucille Curtis

Lucille Curtis

Minor Role (uncredited)

John Damler

John Damler

Division Manager (uncredited)

Dan Foster

Dan Foster

Dapper Man (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

A. Cameron Grant

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer

Alvin Hammer

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

James Harrison

James Harrison

Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Minor Role (uncredited)

Marjorie Jackson

Marjorie Jackson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Wilfred Jackson

Wilfred Jackson

Newsboy (uncredited)

Nikki Juston

Nikki Juston

Minor Role (uncredited)

Stapleton Kent

Stapleton Kent

New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)

Leslie Kimmell

Leslie Kimmell

Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

News Vendor (uncredited)

Robert Malcolm

Robert Malcolm

Patrolman (uncredited)

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Hawker (uncredited)

Tom Monroe

Tom Monroe

Zoaves (uncredited)

Brad Morrow

Brad Morrow

Winfield (uncredited)

Thomas Murray

Thomas Murray

Zoaves (uncredited)

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

Bob Rich

Bob Rich

Zoaves (uncredited)

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards

Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Politician (uncredited)

Irving Smith

Irving Smith

Hawker (uncredited)

Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer

Zoaves (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

Rodney Wooton

Rodney Wooton

Newsboy (uncredited)

Joel Freeman

Joel Freeman

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Details

GenresThriller, History, Mystery
Runtime1h 18 mins
Released on17 Aug 1951
Languageen
Produced inUnited States of America