The Tall Target 72 years old

You'll never see the target till the very end!

The Tall Target

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Credits

The Tall Target Cast

Name Character
Ruby Dee She was 28, 91 years old when she died as Rachel, Slave Maid
Roger Moore He was 23, 89 years old when he died as Minor Role (uncredited)
Leif Erickson He was 39, 74 years old when he died as Stranger
Paula Raymond She was 26, 79 years old when she died as Ginny Beaufort
Richard Rober He was 41, 42 years old when he died as Lt. Coulter
Dick Powell He was 46, 58 years old when he died as John Kennedy
Florence Bates She was 63, 65 years old when she died as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Will Geer He was 49, 76 years old when he died as Homer Crowley, Train Conductor
Adolphe Menjou He was 61, 73 years old when he died as Colonel Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson He was 25, 66 years old when he died as Lance Beaufort
Leslie Kimmell as Abraham Lincoln
Stapleton Kent as New Brunswick Station Master (uncredited)

The Tall Target Crew

Name Department
George Worthing Yates as Screenplay. He was 50 (73) years old when He died Writing
Richard Goldstone as Producer. He was 12 (68) years old when He died Production
Anthony Mann as Director. He was 45 (60) years old when He died Directing
Paul Vogel as Director of Photography. He was 51 (76) years old when He died Camera
Art Cohn as Screenplay. He was 42 (48) years old when He died Writing
The Tall Target poster
The Tall Target (72 years)

You'll never see the target till the very end!

  • Release day: Friday, August 17, 1951
  • Runtime: 78 minutes
  • Budget: 966000.00
  • Revenue: 620000.00