The Tall Target

The Tall Target

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1951-08-17
Duration:78 min
Director:Anthony Mann
Actors:Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson, Ruby Dee
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

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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