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Movies through Midnight: The Tall Target

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Dick Powell
with Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson

By an ironic quirk of fate a detective called John Kennedy was responsible for discovering a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on his way to Presidential inauguration. This tense thriller - made many years before John F. Kennedy's presidency - tells the story.
This Week's Films: page 9

Contributors

Director:
Anthony Mann
John Kennedy:
Dick Powell
Ginny Beaufort:
Paula Raymond
Caleb Jeffers:
Adolphe Menjou
Lance Beaufort:
Marshall Thompson
Rachel:
Ruby Dee
Homer Crowley:
Will Geer
Source: Radio Times

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