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The Tall Target (1951)

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

Genre : Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Anthony Mann
Writer : Art Cohn, George Worthing Yates

Synopsis

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

Actors

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)
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)
Clancy Cooper
Clancy Cooper
Brakeman (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
Lucille Curtis
Minor Role (uncredited)
John Damler
John Damler
Division Manager (uncredited)
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
Young Southerner (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Estelle Etterre
Little Old Lady (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Budd Fine
Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
Dan Foster
Dan Foster
Dapper Man (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
A. Cameron Grant
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Robert Haines
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall
Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Alvin Hammer
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
James Harrison
James Harrison
Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Minor Role (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Percy Helton
Beamish (uncredited)
Clarence Hennecke
Clarence Hennecke
Hawker (uncredited)
Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie Jackson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson
Newsboy (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Chester Jones
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Nikki Juston
Nikki Juston
Minor Role (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
Stapleton Kent
New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
John K. Gannon (uncredited)
Leslie Kimmell
Leslie Kimmell
Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn
News Vendor (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm
Robert Malcolm
Patrolman (uncredited)
Mickey Martin
Mickey Martin
Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
Hawker (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
Tom Monroe
Zoaves (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Minor Role (uncredited)
Brad Morrow
Brad Morrow
Winfield (uncredited)
Thomas Murray
Thomas Murray
Zoaves (uncredited)
Lou Nova
Lou Nova
Zouave Sergeant (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)
Phil Schumacher
Phil Schumacher
Zoaves (uncredited)
Irving Smith
Irving Smith
Hawker (uncredited)
Robert Spencer
Robert Spencer
Zoaves (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. Stephenson
Hawker (uncredited)
Jack Sterling
Jack Sterling
Zoaves (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Robert Strong
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Frank Sully
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
William Sundholm
William Sundholm
Hawker (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Katherine Warren
Katherine Warren
Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)
Dan White
Dan White
Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Napoleon Whiting
Napoleon Whiting
Hawker (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Wilson Wood
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Rodney Wooton
Rodney Wooton
Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

Crews

Anthony Mann
Anthony Mann
Director
Art Cohn
Art Cohn
Screenplay
George Worthing Yates
George Worthing Yates
Screenplay
Richard Goldstone
Richard Goldstone
Producer
Paul Vogel
Paul Vogel
Director of Photography
Newell P. Kimlin
Newell P. Kimlin
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Eddie Imazu
Eddie Imazu
Art Direction
Ralph S. Hurst
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
George Worthing Yates
George Worthing Yates
Story
Daniel Mainwaring
Daniel Mainwaring
Story
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Harry Stradling Jr.
Harry Stradling Jr.
Assistant Camera
Leslie H. Martinson
Leslie H. Martinson
Script Supervisor
Joel Freeman
Joel Freeman
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

The Tall Target (1951) clip
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