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The Tall Target (1951) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Anthony Mann

Writing Credits  

George Worthing Yates ... (screenplay) and
Art Cohn ... (screenplay)
 
George Worthing Yates ... (story) and
Daniel Mainwaring ... (story) (as Geoffrey Homes)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Dick Powell ... John Kennedy
Paula Raymond ... Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou ... Colonel Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson ... Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee ... Rachel - Slave Maid
Richard Rober ... Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson ... Stranger
Will Geer ... Homer Crowley - Train Conductor
Florence Bates ... Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erville Alderson ... Minister - Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Olive Ball Olive Ball ... Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley ... Young Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco ... Fernandina (uncredited)
George Bunny George Bunny ... Hawker (uncredited)
John Butler ... Miller - Drummer in Ticket Line (uncredited)
John Call ... Clerk (uncredited)
Ken Christy ... Detective (uncredited)
Harry Cody Harry Cody ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Conlan Frank Conlan ... Clerk (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper ... Brakeman (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis Lucille Curtis ... Minor Role (uncredited)
John Damler ... Division Manager (uncredited)
Robert Easton ... Young Southerner (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre ... Little Old Lady (uncredited)
Budd Fine Budd Fine ... Pinkerton Man (uncredited)
Dan Foster Dan Foster ... Dapper Man (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant A. Cameron Grant ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Haines Robert Haines ... Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale ... Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Sherry Hall Sherry Hall ... Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer ... Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
James Harrison James Harrison ... Allan Pinkerton (uncredited)
Paul Harvey ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Percy Helton ... Beamish - Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Clarence Hennecke Clarence Hennecke ... Hawker (uncredited)
Marjorie Jackson Marjorie Jackson ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilfred Jackson Wilfred Jackson ... Newsboy (uncredited)
Chester Jones Chester Jones ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Nikki Juston Nikki Juston ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent ... New Brunswick Station Master (uncredited)
Victor Kilian ... John K. Gannon - Flyer Express Engineer (uncredited)
Leslie Kimmell Leslie Kimmell ... Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis ... Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn ... News Vendor (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm ... Patrolman (uncredited)
Mickey Martin ... Daniel - Messenger (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell ... Hawker (uncredited)
Tom Monroe ... Zoaves (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Brad Morrow ... Winfield (uncredited)
Thomas Murray Thomas Murray ... Zoaves (uncredited)
Lou Nova ... Zouave Sergeant (uncredited)
Tom Powers ... Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)
Bob Rich Bob Rich ... Zoaves (uncredited)
Jeff Richards ... Philadelphia Police Officer (uncredited)
Bert Roach ... Politician (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher ... Zoaves (uncredited)
Irving Smith Irving Smith ... Hawker (uncredited)
Robert Spencer Robert Spencer ... Zoaves (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson ... Hawker (uncredited)
Jack Sterling Jack Sterling ... Zoaves (uncredited)
Robert Strong Robert Strong ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Sully ... Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
William Sundholm William Sundholm ... Hawker (uncredited)
Regis Toomey ... Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim ... Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Katherine Warren ... Mrs. Gibbons (uncredited)
Dan White ... Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
Napoleon Whiting ... Hawker (uncredited)
Wilson Wood Wilson Wood ... Dispatcher (uncredited)
Rodney Wooton Rodney Wooton ... Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Wright ... Thomas I. Ogden - Train Passenger (uncredited)

Produced by 

Richard Goldstone ... producer

Cinematography by 

Paul Vogel ... director of photography (as Paul C. Vogel)

Editing by 

Newell P. Kimlin

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons
Eddie Imazu

Set Decoration by 

Ralph S. Hurst
Edwin B. Willis

Makeup Department 

Sydney Guilaroff ... hair designer
William Tuttle ... makeup designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Joel Freeman ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording supervisor

Special Effects by 

A. Arnold Gillespie ... special effects
Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Harry Stradling Jr. ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department 

Rudolph G. Kopp ... composer: trailer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Leslie H. Martinson ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Paul W. 'Pat' Durnell ... train engineer (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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