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A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.
Original Release
08/17/1951
US Release
08/17/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dick Powell | John Kennedy |
| Paula Raymond | Ginny Beaufort |
| Adolphe Menjou | Colonel Caleb Jeffers / Caleb Jeffers |
| Marshall Thompson | Lance Beaufort |
| Ruby Dee | Rachel - Slave Maid / Rachel |
| Richard Rober | Lt. Coulter |
| Leif Erickson | Stranger |
| Will Geer | Homer Crowley - Train Conductor / Homer Crowley |
| Florence Bates | Mrs. Charlotte Alsop |
| Regis Toomey | Insp. Tim Reilly |
Directors
Writers
George Worthing Yates, Art Cohn, Daniel Mainwaring
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dick Powell | John Kennedy |
| Paula Raymond | Ginny Beaufort |
| Adolphe Menjou | Colonel Caleb Jeffers / Caleb Jeffers |
| Marshall Thompson | Lance Beaufort |
| Ruby Dee | Rachel - Slave Maid / Rachel |
| Richard Rober | Lt. Coulter |
| Leif Erickson | Stranger |
| Will Geer | Homer Crowley - Train Conductor / Homer Crowley |
| Florence Bates | Mrs. Charlotte Alsop |
| Regis Toomey | Insp. Tim Reilly |
| Victor Kilian | John K. Gannon - Flyer Express Engineer |
| James Harrison | Allan Pinkerton |
| Peter Brocco | Fernandina |
| Bert Roach | Politician |
| Frank Sully | Telegram Messenger |
| Erville Alderson | Minister - Passenger in Club Car |
| George Bunny | Hawker |
| John Butler | Miller - Drummer in Ticket Line |
| John Call | Clerk |
| Ken Christy | Detective |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Goldstone | Producer |
Editors
