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Cast

Dick Powell
as John Kennedy

Adolphe Menjou
as Colonel Caleb Jeffers

Paula Raymond
as Ginny Beaufort

Marshall Thompson
as Lance Beaufort

Ruby Dee
as Rachel

Will Geer
as Homer Crowley

Richard Rober
as Lt. Coulter

Florence Bates
as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Victor Kilian
as John K. Gannon

Katherine Warren
as Mrs. Gibbons

Leif Erickson
as Stranger

Peter Brocco
as Fernandina

Barbara Billingsley
as Young Mother

Will Wright
as Thomas I. Ogden

Regis Toomey
as Tim Rielly

Tom Powers
as Simon G. Stroud

Leslie Kimmell
as Abraham Lincoln

James Harrison
as Allan Pinkerton

Dan Foster
as Dapper Man

Paul Harvey

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• Feb 13, 2009

  [font=Century Gothic]In "The Tall Target," Detective Sergeant John Kennedy(Dick Powell) is convinced there will be an attempt on the life of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln when he speaks in Baltimore on the way to the inauguration but nobody will believe him. So, he telegraphs Lincoln in Harrisburg in the hope of diverting and warning him. Once on the Night Flyer Express to Baltimore, he finds his valise but not his friend who has his ticket and later finds him murdered. On returning to his seat, Kennedy finds a man(Leif Erickson) who claims to be him, leaving the real John Kennedy to get Colonel Jeffers(Adolphe Menjou) to vouch for him.[/font] [font=Century Gothic]"The Tall Target" is an entertaining thrill ride of a movie full of twists with a superb performance by Ruby Dee. It is a speculation inspired by real events that nails the history and geography which helps in building suspense as the train gets closer to its date with destiny. Speaking of history, the characters are ordinary people swept up in extraordinary events, each with a separate point of view on Lincoln's election. For most of them, it is just talk but there are people who are vile enough to resort to violence. Kennedy is the only one with a personal connection to Lincoln, being inspired to risk everything on his behalf.[/font]
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