The Tall Target (1951) |
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| Director(s) | Anthony Mann |
| Producer(s) | Richard Goldstone |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller/Suspense |
Featured Cast of The Tall Target See More »
Dick Powell
(as John Kennedy)
Adolphe Menjou
(as Colonel Caleb Jeffers)
Marshall Thompson
(as Lance Beaufort)
Ruby Dee
(as Rachel, Slave Maid)
Richard Rober
(as Lt. Coulter)
Will Geer
(as Homer Crowley, Train C...)
Florence Bates
(as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop)
Peter Brocco
(as Fernandina)
The Tall Target Overview:
The Tall Target (1951) was a Adventure - Crime Film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Richard Goldstone.
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The Tall Target (1951)
To set the scene our storytellers enlist an opening crawl that runs over the unmistakable strains of train noise. The year is 1861. The event being dramatized is the alleged Baltimore Plot and our hero is New York policeman John Kennedy (Dick Powell). Despite being common and coincidental I canR... Read full article
One year, one film: 1951 – The Tall Target (1951)
One year, one film: 1950 The film: The Tall Target, dir. Anthony Mann starring Dick Powell and Paula Raymond Rating: Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE (Image via Caftan Woman)A soon-to-be-President, a suspicious cop, an assassination plot: these are the key elements of the tale told by The... Read full article
Warner Archive Wednesday ~ The Tall Target (1951)
The Tall Target (1951) is a historical detective story based on the disputed Baltimore Plot; a conspiracy to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln on his scheduled train stop in Baltimore, Maryland. The year is 1861 and President Lincoln was on a whistle stop tour that would take him to Washin... Read full article
The Tall Target(1951).
The Tall Target(1951). Thriller. Directed by Anthony Mann. Cast: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson. Soon after the Presidential election, John Kennedy, a New York police officer, who also was Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard, believes there will be an assignation attempt, on ... Read full article
Favourite movies: The Tall Target (1951)
Director Anthony Mann (1906 - 1967) left movie fans many quality motion pictures to enjoy and discover. Among his titles are the best of film noir (Raw Deal, He Walked by Night), groundbreaking adult westerns (Winchester '73, Devil's Doorway) and epics (El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire). 1951... Read full article
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