The Man in the Barn

11/20/1937

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0hr 11min

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History

,Mystery

,Documentary

STORY

After John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland and was discovered hiding in a barn. After he refused to surrender, the barn was set afire and Booth died in the blaze. However, in 1903 a Mr. David E. George, while on his deathbed in Enid, Oklahoma, claimed to be John Wilkes Booth. This MGM An Historical Mystery series short presents evidence of the possibility that Mr. George's claim was true.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Carey Wilson
  • Ernie Adams
  • Erville Alderson
  • Virginia Brissac
  • Philo McCullough

    Director

  • Jacques Tourneur

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English