The Tall Target (1951)
- Starring:
- Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, (more)
- Director(s):
- Anthony Mann
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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Synopsis of The Tall Target
The Tall Target is based on a true story: the attempted assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln, even before he was able to assume his duties in Washington. Dick Powell stars as New York detective John Kennedy, who learns of the assassination plot early on. When his superiors refuse to believe his wild tale, Kennedy quits the force and boards the Presidential train, hoping to prevent the killing on his own. The problem: who can he trust on board, and who can't be trusted? Ginny Beaufort (Paula Raymond), the sister of the would-be assassin, might be able to prevent the tragedy -- if she isn't in on the conspiracy, that is. The supporting cast includes Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson, Will Geer, and, as a slave, a young Ruby Dee. The film's nail-biting climax is brilliantly handled by Anthony Mann, whose directorial expertise was becoming sharper with each successive film in the early 1950s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Tall Target
- Dick Powell - John Kennedy
- Adolphe Menjou - Col. Caleb Jeffers
- Ruby Dee - Rachel
- Florence Bates - Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
- Leif Erickson - Stranger
- Barbara Billingsley - Young Mother
- Regis Toomey - Tim Rielly
- Tom Powers - Simon G. Stroud
- James Harrison - Allan Pinkerton
- Paul Harvey
- Victor Kilian - John K. Gannon
- Paula Raymond - Ginny Beaufort
- Marshall Thompson - Lance Beaufort
- Richard Rober - Lt. Coulter
- Katherine Warren - Mrs. Gibbons
- Peter Brocco - Fernandina
- Will Wright - Thomas I. Ogden
- Jeff Richards - Policeman
- Leslie Kimmell - Abraham Lincoln
- Dan Foster - Dapper Man
- Will Geer - Homer Crowley
- Director(s):
- Anthony Mann
- Writer(s):
- Art Cohn, George Worthing Yates, Daniel Mainwaring
- Producer(s):
- Richard Goldstone
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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