A discredited detective tries in the face of disbelief to foil the plotters, who hate the presidents policies. This 1951 movie feels modern for several reasons, most subtly. Watching your cousin in a movie is always a good thing. The tall target 1951 is a historical detective story based on the disputed baltimore plot. Anthony manns the tall target, a great thriller and one of the finest suspense films of its decade or any other.
It takes place on a train, very murder on the orient express meets wild, wild, west. Apr 05, 2011 short clip from the 1951 historical noir drama the tall target starring dick powell, paula raymond and adolphe menjou. A terse historical thriller in which hardboiled new york city cop dick powell operates outside the law to thwart a plot to assassinate abraham lincoln as he travels to his inauguration. The tall target has been ranked 1115 times, wins 53.
It takes place on a train, very murder on the orient express meets wild, wild. This is a great movie where he is a government agent trying to stop an attempt on president lincolns life. For all its social relevance, the tall target is first and foremost a 50s drama, full of. Watch the front row the tall target the new yorker. Dick powell, paula raymond, adolphe menjou, marshall thompson, ruby dee, richard rober, leif erickson, will geer director. By the time lincoln was elected, several southern states had already seceded from the union, and emotions were running very high in a country headed for. The tall target dvdr 1951 warner archive collection. The tall target 1951 08171951 us mystery, thriller 1h 18m user score. The tall target s lincolnkennedy parallel is matched by another relationship that, in savants opinion, isnt a coincidence at all. Watch the tall target movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Perhaps the producers that they needed a female name on. This 1951 movie feels modern for several reasons, most subtly because it dispenses with background music and you never miss it.
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of a mysterious tall man during a train ride. The best movies of 1951 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. The tall target richard brody on anthony manns the tall target 1951. Fairly engrossing thriller set on a moving train about the alleged baltimore plot. The tall target 1951 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
At approximately the 1 hr, 34 minute mark in the 1951 movie the tall target starring dick powell you see this unidentified watch. The tall target 1951 movie moviefone abraham lincoln will be traveling by rail to his inauguration in washington and a plot is being hatched to assassinate him as he passes through baltimore. Short clip from the 1951 historical noir drama the tall target starring dick powell, paula raymond and adolphe menjou. A new york city detective, traveling by train between new york and baltimore, tries to foil an onboard plot to assassinate presidentelect abraham lincoln before he reaches baltimore to give a major preinauguration speech in 1861. In the turmoil of a possible lincoln assassination the tall target of the title, we follow inspector john kennedy. When his superiors refuse to believe his wild tale, kennedy quits the force and. The tall target does not get much talk in the classic film discussion, but thats no reflection on its quality. Mar 23, 2014 the tall target 1951 directed by anthony mann a terse historical thriller in which hardboiled new york city cop dick powell operates outside the law to thwart a plot to assassinate abraham lincoln as he travels to his inauguration. The plot to kill lincoln as he passed through baltimore on his way to washington d. The tall target 1951 ive seen quite a number of dick powell movies this year links are provided at the end of this post and i think my favorite thus far was tonights movie, the tall target, directed by anthony mann. Staring paula raymond, adolphe menjou, dick powell and marshall thompson. The tall target 1951 a girl whose lovely hands were never meant to hold a gun.
The tall target 1951 approved 1h 18min adventure, crime, drama 17 august 1951 usa a new york city detective, traveling by train between new york and baltimore, tries to foil an onboard plot to assassinate presidentelect abraham lincoln before he reaches baltimore to give a major preinauguration speech in 1861. It was interesting to me to see that paula raymond was billed second in this movie. The tall target is one of the best thrillers ever popmatters. A girl whose lovely hands were never meant to hold a gun. The tall target is a 1951 american historical thriller film directed by anthony mann and starring dick powell, paula raymond and adolphe menjou. His characters name is john kennedy, this movie came out in 1951. When his superiors refuse to believe his wild tale, kennedy quits the force and boards the presidential train, hoping to prevent. After hitchcock, tourneur and others, the trainfilm is almost a genre in itself and anthony mann delivers without really shining. The tall target 1951 abraham lincoln will be traveling by rail to his inauguration in washington and a plot is being hatched to assassinate him as he passes through baltimore. Mann and stewart teamed again in bend of the river 1952, with stewart as the. Unidentified 18s pocket watch in the movie the tall target. Mar 06, 2012 the tall target richard brody on anthony manns the tall target 1951. The director anthony mann creates an atmosphere of tension that is present from the start, not overstated to begin with but it grows in steps both as a social drama and a thriller as the train gets closer to its destination. Recommended highly recommended mustsee a soontobepresident, a suspicious cop, an assassination plot.
Warner archive wednesday the tall target 1951 by raquel stecher on aug 14, 20 from out of the past a classic film blog. But the rko film was completed almost a year before, its release. Nov 20, 2019 on the tall target 1951 if you appreciate classic films and youre up for an energetic, suspenseful drama, ive got a recommendation. Lincoln was the tall target for a number of assassination attempts prior to his election, as well as afterwards. This crime drama, loosely based on an actual plot to kill lincoln, is more film noir than period piece, albeit with bushy mustaches and talk of secession replacing fedoras and hardboiled. Watch the front row the tall target the new yorker video cne. It stars dick powell, paula raymond, adolphe menjou, marshall thompson and will geer. Richard fleischers trainset contemporary thriller the narrow margin was released by rko in 1952, months after the premiere of the tall target. Moviechat forums the tall target 1951 discussion great seeing this knowing geers progres. This historical thriller is set shortly after president abraham.
Anthony manns historical film noir the tall target, which i discuss in. The tall target 1951 directed by anthony mann what do you get when you combine a classic film noir whodunit with a historical incident from the life of. Tall target, the on dvd 883316204795 from warner bros. The tall target is set in 1861 and tells the story of john kennedy powell, a new york police. The tall target 1951 traveling by train to washington d. Dick powell stars as new york detective john kennedy, who learns of the assassination plot early on. Anthony mann starring dick powell and paula raymond rating. Street date august, 2009 available through the warner archive collection 19.
It is an excellent movie brilliantly directed by anthony mann it is a film that. Adolphe menjou and dick powell in the tall target 1951. Reader jfklincoln coincidence kennedy orwell today. 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. In early 1861 there was a conspiracy to assassinate presidentelect abraham lincoln enroute to his inauguration. Short clip from the 1951 historical noir drama the tall target starring dick powell, paula.
Slave rachel ruby dee, finally convinced of a plot against presidentelect lincoln, tells policeman kennedy dick powell what she knows, then her owner paula raymond intrudes, in anthony manns the tall target, 1951. With dick powell, paula raymond, adolphe menjou, marshall thompson. The tall target is a 1951 american film noir crime film directed by anthony mann and starring dick powell, paula raymond and adolphe menjou. The tall target 1951 cast and crew abraham lincoln will be traveling by rail to his inauguration in washington and a plot is being hatched to assassinate him as he passes through baltimore. The tall target 1951 the tall target takes place on the eve of presidentelect abraham lincolns inauguration, but dont let its 1861 setting fool you. For all its social relevance, the tall target is first and foremost a 50s drama, full of action, whiskey, and. Perhaps the producers that they needed a female name on the posters, but there was almost no need for her in the movie. For all its social relevance, the tall target is first and foremost a 50s drama, full of action, whiskey, and saucy characters. The tall target is directed by anthony mann and written by george worthing yates, daniel mainwaring as geoffrey holmes and art cohn. Paranoia and suspicion permeate the shadowy confines of the train as the broodingly relentless powell strives. Siskoid the tall target is a nearnoir historical thriller based on the alleged baltimore plot that would have seen lincoln assassinated while he was still president elect by secessionist agents. The tall target 1951 was a suspenseful tale set in 1861 on a train carrying presidentelect abraham lincoln, with dick powell as the detective who must stop an assassination plot.
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