The Tall Target You'll never see the target till the very end! A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Title The Tall Target Release Date 1951-08-17 Runtime 01 Hours 18 Minutes Genres Thriller History Mystery Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production Countries United States of America 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)... 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 (uncredi... Robert Easton... Young Southerner (uncredi... Estelle Etterre... Little Old Lady (uncredit... Budd Fine... Pinkerton Man (uncredited... Dan Foster... Dapper Man (uncredited)... A. Cameron Grant... Train Passenger (uncredit... Robert Haines... Train Passenger (uncredit... Jonathan Hale... Passenger from Carolina (... Sherry Hall... Man in Boarding Line (unc... Alvin Hammer... Telegraph Operator (uncre... James Harrison... Allan Pinkerton (uncredit... 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 Stationmast... Victor Kilian... John K. Gannon (uncredite... Leslie Kimmell... Abraham Lincoln (uncredit... Mitchell Lewis... Sleeping Train Passenger ... Emmett Lynn... News Vendor (uncredited)... Robert Malcolm... Patrolman (uncredited)... Mickey Martin... Daniel - Messenger (uncre... 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 (uncredit... Tom Powers... Simon G. Stroud (uncredit... Bob Rich... Zoaves (uncredited)... Jeff Richards... Philadelphia Police Offic... 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 (uncre... William Sundholm... Hawker (uncredited)... Regis Toomey... Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredi... Charles Wagenheim... Telegraph Clerk (uncredit... Katherine Warren... Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)... Dan White... Passenger in Club Car (un... Napoleon Whiting... Hawker (uncredited)... Wilson Wood... Dispatcher (uncredited)... Rodney Wooton... Newsboy (uncredited)... Will Wright... Thomas Ogden (uncredited)... TCM Bob's Picks Nov 14 2013 4of5 The Tall Target (Intro) (Featurette) The Tall Target (1951) clip (Clip) Original Size (2041x1149) Original Size (1068x1602) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (939x1409)