United States / Aug 17, 1951 / NR
You'll never see the target till the very end!
1h 18min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Will Geer | Homer Crowley |
| Florence Bates | Mrs. Charlotte Alsop |
| Erville Alderson | Minister (uncredited) |
| Olive Ball | Hawker (uncredited) |
| Barbara Billingsley | Young Mother (uncredited) |
| Peter Brocco | Fernandina (uncredited) |
| George Bunny | Hawker (uncredited) |
| John Butler | Miller (uncredited) |
| John Call | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Ken Christy | Detective (uncredited) |
| Harry Cody | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Frank Conlan | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Clancy Cooper | Brakeman (uncredited) |
| Lucille Curtis | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| John Damler | Division Manager (uncredited) |
| Robert Easton | Young Southerner (uncredited) |
| Estelle Etterre | Little Old Lady (uncredited) |
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| Budd Fine | Pinkerton Man (uncredited) |
| Dan Foster | Dapper Man (uncredited) |
| A. Cameron Grant | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hale | Passenger from Carolina (uncredited) |
| Sherry Hall | Man in Boarding Line (uncredited) |
| Alvin Hammer | Telegraph Operator (uncredited) |
| James Harrison | Allan Pinkerton (uncredited) |
| Paul Harvey | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | Beamish (uncredited) |
| Clarence Hennecke | Hawker (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Jackson | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Jackson | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Chester Jones | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Nikki Juston | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Stapleton Kent | New Brunswick Stationmaster (uncredited) |
| Victor Kilian | John K. Gannon (uncredited) |
| Leslie Kimmell | Abraham Lincoln (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Emmett Lynn | News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Robert Malcolm | Patrolman (uncredited) |
| Mickey Martin | Daniel - Messenger (uncredited) |
| Billy Mitchell | Hawker (uncredited) |
| Tom Monroe | Zoaves (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Brad Morrow | Winfield (uncredited) |
| Thomas Murray | Zoaves (uncredited) |
| Lou Nova | Zouave Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Tom Powers | Simon G. Stroud (uncredited) |
| Bob Rich | Zoaves (uncredited) |
| Jeff Richards | Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Bert Roach | Politician (uncredited) |
| Phil Schumacher | Zoaves (uncredited) |
| Irving Smith | Hawker (uncredited) |
| Robert Spencer | Zoaves (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Hawker (uncredited) |
| Jack Sterling | Zoaves (uncredited) |
| Robert Strong | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Frank Sully | Telegram Messenger (uncredited) |
| William Sundholm | Hawker (uncredited) |
| Regis Toomey | Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited) |
| Charles Wagenheim | Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) |
| Katherine Warren | Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited) |
| Dan White | Passenger in Club Car (uncredited) |
| Napoleon Whiting | Hawker (uncredited) |
| Wilson Wood | Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| Rodney Wooton | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Will Wright | Thomas Ogden (uncredited) |
Genres
ThrillerHistoryMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Tall Target |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 17 agosto 1951 |
| Production | Richard Goldstone |
| Writer | Art Cohn, George Worthing Yates, Daniel Mainwaring |
| Editing | Newell P. Kimlin |
| Cinematography | Paul Vogel, Harry Stradling Jr. |
| Assistant directors | Joel Freeman, Anthony Mann, Leslie H. Martinson |
| Camera operators | Paul Vogel, Harry Stradling Jr. |
| Additional photography | Paul Vogel, Harry Stradling Jr. |
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| Production design | Edwin B. Willis, Eddie Imazu, Ralph S. Hurst, Cedric Gibbons |
| Art direction | Eddie Imazu, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Ralph S. Hurst |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Ralph S. Hurst, Eddie Imazu, Cedric Gibbons |
| Special effects | A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe |
| Music | Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer |
| Costume design | Sydney Guilaroff, William Tuttle |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, William Tuttle |
| Budget | 966.000 € |
| Revenue | 620.000 € |
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