The Tall Target (1951)
1h 18m
Running Time
August 17, 1951Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
detectiveΒ Β·Β
american civil warΒ Β·Β
abraham lincolnΒ Β·Β
treasonΒ Β·Β
inaugurationΒ Β·Β
night trainΒ Β·Β
political conspiracyΒ Β·Β
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Release DateAugust 17, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingNR
Budget$966,000
Box Office$620,000
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Wiki.
The Tall Target is a 1951 American historical crime film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Dick Powell, Paula Raymond and Adolphe Menjou. Powell stars as a police sergeant who tries to stop the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at a train stop as Lincoln travels to his inauguration. It is based on the alleged Baltimore Plot.The film's sets were designed by the art directors Eddie Imazu and Cedric Gibbons.