"You'll never see the target till the very end!" 17 August 1951 History, Thriller, Mystery 78 mins
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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Dick Powell as John Kennedy
Paula Raymond as Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou as Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson as Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee as Rachel
Richard Rober as Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson as Stranger
Will Geer as Homer Crowley
Florence Bates as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson as Minister (uncredited)
Olive Ball as Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley as Young Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco as Fernandina (uncredited)
George Bunny as Hawker (uncredited)
John Butler as Miller (uncredited)
John Call as Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Vogel Director of Photography
Anthony Mann Director
Art Cohn Screenplay
Richard Goldstone Producer
George Worthing Yates Screenplay
A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Sydney Guilaroff Hair Designer
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Daniel Mainwaring Story
Leslie H. Martinson Script Supervisor
Joel Freeman Assistant Director
Harry Stradling Jr. Assistant Camera
William Tuttle Makeup Designer
George Worthing Yates Story
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
United States 17 August 1951
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