The Tall Target
You'll never see the target till the very end!
ThrillerHistoryMysterydetectivetreasonnight trainpolitical assassinationamerican civil warassassination of presidentabraham lincolnsleeper trainpolitical conspiracy
A taut historical thriller about a detective racing against time to uncover a conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln aboard a confined train, built on paranoia and procedural tension.
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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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
Florence Bates
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson
Minister (uncredited)
Olive Ball
Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
Young Mother (uncredited)
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