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17 August 1951 (USA)
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The story of a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln as he travels on the Ohio & Baltimore Railway to his inauguration in 1861. A discredited detective tries in the face of disbelief to foil the plotters, who hate the President's policies. full summary | add synopsis
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Another Effective Thriller By Anthony Mann
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Dick Powell | ... | John Kennedy |
| Paula Raymond | ... | Ginny Beaufort |
 | Adolphe Menjou | ... | Colonel Caleb Jeffers |
| Marshall Thompson | ... | Lance Beaufort |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Rachel, Slave Maid |
| Richard Rober | ... | Lt. Coulter |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Stranger |
| Will Geer | ... | Homer Crowley, Train Conductor |
| Florence Bates | ... | Mrs. Charlotte Alsop |
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Man on the Train (USA) (working title)
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78 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved (certificate #15130)
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"The Tall Target" exploits a little known historical incident to the hilt. Dick Powell plays a guy named - I kid you not - John Kennedy, who is trying to stop a plot to assassinate old President Abraham Lincoln before his inauguration in 1861. It's very short and most of the film takes place aboard a train. It's rather fun to try to guess who are the bad guys. I've always had a problem with Powell when he is in a straight drama - I cannot take him seriously - but I'm slowly warming up to his serious face. Adolphe Menjou gives solid support as a passenger who decides to help Powell. Ruby Dee shines too in the role of a slave. Impressive production designed by Cedric Gibbons and Eddie Imazu. But the star of the movie is the great Tony Mann. His directorial choices are a great gift for cinema junkies like me.