- HD 1080
- Runtime: 78m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Anthony Mann
- Stars: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson, Ruby Dee
- keywords: detective, treason, night train, political assassination, american civil war, assassination of president, abraham lincoln, presidential inauguration, sleeper train, political conspiracy
- Production_studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Slogan: You'll never see the target till the very end!
- The The Tall Target is featured in the top rankings of 1951
- #9 in Top Thriller Movies of 1951
- #1 in Top Mystery Movies of 1951
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.