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A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Theatrical
Aug 17, 1951
Box Office
$620K
Budget
$966K
Return
0.6x
Director
Writers
Producer
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Full credits →D
Dick Powell
John Kennedy
P
Paula Raymond
Ginny Beaufort
A
Adolphe Menjou
Caleb Jeffers
M
Marshall Thompson
Lance Beaufort
R
Ruby Dee
Rachel
R
Richard Rober
Lt. Coulter
L
Leif Erickson
Stranger
W
Will Geer
Homer Crowley
F
Florence Bates
Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
E
Erville Alderson
Minister (uncredited)
O
Olive Ball
Hawker (uncredited)
B
Barbara Billingsley
Young Mother (uncredited)
P
Peter Brocco
Fernandina (uncredited)
G
George Bunny
Hawker (uncredited)
J
John Butler
Miller (uncredited)
J
John Call
Clerk (uncredited)
K
Ken Christy
Detective (uncredited)
H
Harry Cody
Minor Role (uncredited)
F
Frank Conlan
Clerk (uncredited)
C
Clancy Cooper
Brakeman (uncredited)
