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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.

Release : August 17, 1951

Budget : $966,000.00

Revenue : $620,000.00

Duration : 78 minutes

Rating : 6.90

Compilation / Trailer Video

Credits

Dick Powell

Dick Powell ( Dick Powell )

John Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond ( Paula Raymond )

Ginny Beaufort

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou ( Adolphe Menjou )

Caleb Jeffers

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson ( Marshall Thompson )

Lance Beaufort

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee ( Ruby Dee )

Rachel

Richard Rober

Richard Rober ( Richard Rober )

Lt. Coulter

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson ( Leif Erickson )

Stranger

Will Geer

Will Geer ( Will Geer )

Homer Crowley

Florence Bates

Florence Bates ( Florence Bates )

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson ( Erville Alderson )

Minister (uncredited)

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Olive Ball ( Olive Ball )

Hawker (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley ( Barbara Billingsley )

Young Mother (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco ( Peter Brocco )

Fernandina (uncredited)

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George Bunny ( George Bunny )

Hawker (uncredited)

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John Butler ( John Butler )

Miller (uncredited)

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John Call ( John Call )

Clerk (uncredited)

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Ken Christy ( Ken Christy )

Detective (uncredited)

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Harry Cody ( Harry Cody )

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Frank Conlan ( Frank Conlan )

Clerk (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper ( Clancy Cooper )

Brakeman (uncredited)

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Lucille Curtis ( Lucille Curtis )

Minor Role (uncredited)

John Damler

John Damler ( John Damler )

Division Manager (uncredited)

Robert Easton

Robert Easton ( Robert Easton )

Young Southerner (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Estelle Etterre ( Estelle Etterre )

Little Old Lady (uncredited)

Budd Fine

Budd Fine ( Budd Fine )

Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

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Dan Foster ( Dan Foster )

Dapper Man (uncredited)

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A. Cameron Grant ( A. Cameron Grant )

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Robert Haines ( Robert Haines )

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale ( Jonathan Hale )

Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

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Sherry Hall ( Sherry Hall )

Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)

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Alvin Hammer ( Alvin Hammer )

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

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James Harrison ( James Harrison )

Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey ( Paul Harvey )

Minor Role (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Percy Helton ( Percy Helton )

Beamish (uncredited)

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Clarence Hennecke ( Clarence Hennecke )

Hawker (uncredited)

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Marjorie Jackson ( Marjorie Jackson )

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Wilfred Jackson ( Wilfred Jackson )

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Chester Jones ( Chester Jones )

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Nikki Juston ( Nikki Juston )

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Stapleton Kent ( Stapleton Kent )

New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian ( Victor Kilian )

John K. Gannon (uncredited)

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Leslie Kimmell ( Leslie Kimmell )

Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis ( Mitchell Lewis )

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn ( Emmett Lynn )

News Vendor (uncredited)

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Robert Malcolm ( Robert Malcolm )

Patrolman (uncredited)

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Mickey Martin ( Mickey Martin )

Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell ( Billy Mitchell )

Hawker (uncredited)

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Tom Monroe ( Tom Monroe )

Zoaves (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore ( Roger Moore )

Minor Role (uncredited)

Brad Morrow

Brad Morrow ( Brad Morrow )

Winfield (uncredited)

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Thomas Murray ( Thomas Murray )

Zoaves (uncredited)

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Lou Nova ( Lou Nova )

Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)

Tom Powers

Tom Powers ( Tom Powers )

Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

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Bob Rich ( Bob Rich )

Zoaves (uncredited)

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards ( Jeff Richards )

Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Bert Roach ( Bert Roach )

Politician (uncredited)

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Phil Schumacher ( Phil Schumacher )

Zoaves (uncredited)

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Irving Smith ( Irving Smith )

Hawker (uncredited)

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Robert Spencer ( Robert Spencer )

Zoaves (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson ( Robert R. Stephenson )

Hawker (uncredited)

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Jack Sterling ( Jack Sterling )

Zoaves (uncredited)

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Robert Strong ( Robert Strong )

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Frank Sully ( Frank Sully )

Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

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William Sundholm ( William Sundholm )

Hawker (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey ( Regis Toomey )

Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim ( Charles Wagenheim )

Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren ( Katherine Warren )

Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)

Dan White

Dan White ( Dan White )

Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)

Napoleon Whiting

Napoleon Whiting ( Napoleon Whiting )

Hawker (uncredited)

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Wilson Wood ( Wilson Wood )

Dispatcher (uncredited)

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Rodney Wooton ( Rodney Wooton )

Newsboy (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright ( Will Wright )

Thomas Ogden (uncredited)