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The Tall Target

Genre:ThrillerHistoryMystery

Released:1951-08-17

Runtime:78

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

Character: John Kennedy

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Paula Raymond

Character: Ginny Beaufort

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Adolphe Menjou

Character: Caleb Jeffers

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Marshall Thompson

Character: Lance Beaufort

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Ruby Dee

Character: Rachel

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Richard Rober

Character: Lt. Coulter

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Leif Erickson

Character: Stranger

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Will Geer

Character: Homer Crowley

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Florence Bates

Character: Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

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Erville Alderson

Character: Minister (uncredited)

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Olive Ball

Character: Hawker (uncredited)

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Barbara Billingsley

Character: Young Mother (uncredited)

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Peter Brocco

Character: Fernandina (uncredited)

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George Bunny

Character: Hawker (uncredited)

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John Butler

Character: Miller (uncredited)

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John Call

Character: Clerk (uncredited)

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Ken Christy

Character: Detective (uncredited)

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Harry Cody

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

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Frank Conlan

Character: Clerk (uncredited)

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Clancy Cooper

Character: Brakeman (uncredited)

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Lucille Curtis

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

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John Damler

Character: Division Manager (uncredited)

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Robert Easton

Character: Young Southerner (uncredited)

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Estelle Etterre

Character: Little Old Lady (uncredited)

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Budd Fine

Character: Pinkerton Man (uncredited)

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Dan Foster

Character: Dapper Man (uncredited)

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A. Cameron Grant

Character: Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Character: Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Jonathan Hale

Character: Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

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Sherry Hall

Character: Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)

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Alvin Hammer

Character: Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

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James Harrison

Character: Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)

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Paul Harvey

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

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Percy Helton

Character: Beamish (uncredited)

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Clarence Hennecke

Character: Hawker (uncredited)

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Marjorie Jackson

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

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Wilfred Jackson

Character: Newsboy (uncredited)

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Chester Jones

Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Nikki Juston

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

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Stapleton Kent

Character: New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited)

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Victor Kilian

Character: John K. Gannon (uncredited)

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Leslie Kimmell

Character: Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

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Mitchell Lewis

Character: Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Emmett Lynn

Character: News Vendor (uncredited)

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Robert Malcolm

Character: Patrolman (uncredited)

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Mickey Martin

Character: Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)

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Billy Mitchell

Character: Hawker (uncredited)

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Tom Monroe

Character: Zoaves (uncredited)

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Roger Moore

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

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Brad Morrow

Character: Winfield (uncredited)

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Thomas Murray

Character: Zoaves (uncredited)

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Lou Nova

Character: Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)

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Tom Powers

Character: Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

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Bob Rich

Character: Zoaves (uncredited)

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Jeff Richards

Character: Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)

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Bert Roach

Character: Politician (uncredited)

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Phil Schumacher

Character: Zoaves (uncredited)

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Irving Smith

Character: Hawker (uncredited)

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Robert Spencer

Character: Zoaves (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

Character: Hawker (uncredited)

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Jack Sterling

Character: Zoaves (uncredited)

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Robert Strong

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

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Frank Sully

Character: Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

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William Sundholm

Character: Hawker (uncredited)

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Regis Toomey

Character: Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

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Charles Wagenheim

Character: Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

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Katherine Warren

Character: Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)

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Dan White

Character: Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)

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Napoleon Whiting

Character: Hawker (uncredited)

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Wilson Wood

Character: Dispatcher (uncredited)

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Rodney Wooton

Character: Newsboy (uncredited)

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Will Wright

Character: Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

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