

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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Trailer
The Tall Target (1951) clip
Cast

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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