The Tall Target (1951)
Genres: Noir, Crime, Historical
Cast: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou
The Tall Target is a 1951 American historical crime film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Dick Powell, Paula Raymond and Adolphe Menjou. Powell stars as a police sergeant who tries to stop the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at a train stop as Lincoln travels to his inauguration. It is based on the alleged Baltimore Plot.