19 Sep 1997
L.A. Confidential
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
The Tall Target
You'll never see the target till the very end!
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Top Billed Cast
Dick Powell John Kennedy
Paula Raymond Ginny Beaufort
Adolphe Menjou Caleb Jeffers
Marshall Thompson Lance Beaufort
Ruby Dee Rachel
Richard Rober Lt. Coulter
Leif Erickson Stranger
Will Geer Homer Crowley
Florence Bates Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Erville Alderson Minister (uncredited)
Olive Ball Hawker (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley Young Mother (uncredited)
Peter Brocco Fernandina (uncredited)
George Bunny Hawker (uncredited)
John Butler Miller (uncredited)
John Call Clerk (uncredited)
Ken Christy Detective (uncredited)
Harry Cody Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Conlan Clerk (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper Brakeman (uncredited)
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