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  • A man has his back to three other people: a woman who leans against a wall with her hand on her face, as though she's just been struck; a man holding a gun; and another woman in a robe.
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THE TALL TARGET

12:30

Wednesday, February 5

(1951, Anthony Mann) On board Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration-bound train, freelancing NYC cop Dick Powell (character name John Kennedy!) teams up with Union officer Adolphe Menjou to foil an assassination plot – or does he? “A Noir mini-masterpiece. Sinewy camera movement, elegantly modulated rhythms, and arresting paranoia.” – Slant Magazine. With Ruby Dee35mm. Approx. 78 min.

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