The Tall Target
“You'll never see the target till the very end!”
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
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Cast
72 people
Dick Powell
John Kennedy
Known for
Murder, My Sweet
Pitfall
Paula Raymond
Ginny Beaufort
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
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Adolphe Menjou
Caleb Jeffers
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Paths of Glory
The Front Page
Marshall Thompson
Lance Beaufort
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Fiend Without a Face
Ruby Dee
Rachel
Known for
The Stand
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Richard Rober
Lt. Coulter
Known for
The File on Thelma Jordon
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Leif Erickson
Stranger
Known for
On the Waterfront
Invaders from Mars
Will Geer
Homer Crowley
Known for
Jeremiah Johnson
The Waltons
Florence Bates
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Known for
Rebecca
On the Town
Erville Alderson
Minister (uncredited)
Known for
The Scarlet Empress
The Bishop's Wife
Olive Ball
Hawker (uncredited)
Also in
Maryland
Barbara Billingsley
Young Mother (uncredited)
Known for
Muppet Babies
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Anthony Mann Director · George Worthing Yates Screenplay Art Cohn Screenplay
Worldwide gross $620K · Budget $966K · United States release August 17, 1951
Box office
Budget
$966,000
Worldwide gross
$620,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 17, 1951
Theatrical
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