Aug 17, 1951
78 min
Full-HD

The Tall Target (1951)

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

Category

Thriller History Mystery

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Dick Powell

John Kennedy

Paula Raymond

Ginny Beaufort

Adolphe Menjou

Caleb Jeffers

Marshall Thompson

Lance Beaufort

Ruby Dee

Rachel

Richard Rober

Lt. Coulter

Leif Erickson

Stranger

Will Geer

Homer Crowley

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