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The Tall Target (1951)

The Tall Target

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1h 18m

Adventure, Crime, Drama, Historical, Mystery, Thriller

August 17th, 1951

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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

Dick Powell
John Kennedy
Paula Raymond
Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou
Colonel Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson
Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee
Rachel - Slave Maid
Richard Rober
Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson
Stranger
Will Geer
Homer Crowley - Train Conductor
Florence Bates
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson
Minister - Passenger in Club Car
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Directors

Anthony Mann
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Producers

Richard Goldstone
producer
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Writers

George Worthing Yates
(story) and
Art Cohn
screenplay
Daniel Mainwaring
story
(as Geoffrey Homes)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

You'll never see the target till the very end!
You'll never see the target till the very end !

Keywords

train
attempted murder
brother sister relationship
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 17th, 1951 (United States of America) (Cincinnati, Ohio) (premiere)
August 17th, 1951 (United States of America) theatrical

Alternative Titles

The Tall Target (original title)
Conspiração (Brazil)
The Tall Target (Canada) (English title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

78 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distribution Companies

France Régions 3 (FR3) (France) (French subtitles)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Sweden)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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