The Tall Target
The Tall Target
Thriller
History
Mystery

The Tall Target

78 minutes
08/17/1951
6.8

Overview

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

Cast

Dick Powell
Dick PowellJohn Kennedy
Paula Raymond
Paula RaymondGinny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe MenjouCaleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson
Marshall ThompsonLance Beaufort
Ruby Dee
Ruby DeeRachel
Richard Rober
Richard RoberLt. Coulter
Leif Erickson
Leif EricksonStranger
Will Geer
Will GeerHomer Crowley
Florence Bates
Florence BatesMrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson
Erville AldersonMinister (uncredited)
Olive Ball
Olive BallHawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Barbara BillingsleyYoung Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Peter BroccoFernandina (uncredited)
George Bunny
George BunnyHawker (uncredited)
John Butler
John ButlerMiller (uncredited)
John Call
John CallClerk (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Ken ChristyDetective (uncredited)
Harry Cody
Harry CodyMinor Role (uncredited)
Frank Conlan
Frank ConlanClerk (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Clancy CooperBrakeman (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
Lucille CurtisMinor Role (uncredited)
John Damler
John DamlerDivision Manager (uncredited)
Robert Easton
Robert EastonYoung Southerner (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Estelle EtterreLittle Old Lady (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Budd FinePinkerton Man (uncredited)
Dan Foster
Dan FosterDapper Man (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
A. Cameron GrantTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Robert HainesTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan HalePassenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Sherry HallMan in Boarding Line (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Alvin HammerTelegraph Operator (uncredited)
James Harrison
James HarrisonAllan Pinkerton (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
Paul HarveyMinor Role (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Percy HeltonBeamish (uncredited)
Clarence Hennecke
Clarence HenneckeHawker (uncredited)
Marjorie Jackson
Marjorie JacksonMinor Role (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred JacksonNewsboy (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Chester JonesPedestrian (uncredited)
Nikki Juston
Nikki JustonMinor Role (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
Stapleton KentNew Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Victor KilianJohn K. Gannon (uncredited)
Leslie Kimmell
Leslie KimmellAbraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell LewisSleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Emmett LynnNews Vendor (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm
Robert MalcolmPatrolman (uncredited)
Mickey Martin
Mickey MartinDaniel - Messenger (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell
Billy MitchellHawker (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
Tom MonroeZoaves (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Roger MooreMinor Role (uncredited)
Brad Morrow
Brad MorrowWinfield (uncredited)
Thomas Murray
Thomas MurrayZoaves (uncredited)
Lou Nova
Lou NovaZouave Sergeant (uncredited)
Tom Powers
Tom PowersSimon G. Stroud (uncredited)
Bob Rich
Bob RichZoaves (uncredited)
Jeff Richards
Jeff RichardsPhiladelphia Police Officer (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Bert RoachPolitician (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Phil SchumacherZoaves (uncredited)
Irving Smith
Irving SmithHawker (uncredited)
Robert Spencer
Robert SpencerZoaves (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. StephensonHawker (uncredited)
Jack Sterling
Jack SterlingZoaves (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Robert StrongMinor Role (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Frank SullyTelegram Messenger (uncredited)
William Sundholm
William SundholmHawker (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
Regis ToomeyInsp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Charles WagenheimTelegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Katherine Warren
Katherine WarrenMrs. Gibbons (uncredited)
Dan White
Dan WhitePassenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Napoleon Whiting
Napoleon WhitingHawker (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Wilson WoodDispatcher (uncredited)
Rodney Wooton
Rodney WootonNewsboy (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will WrightThomas Ogden (uncredited)