The Man in the Barn

1937

11 min

5.3

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

History, Mystery, Documentary

Director

Jacques Tourneur

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Carey Wilson

Ernie Adams

Erville Alderson

Virginia Brissac

Philo McCullough

Douglas Wood

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The Man in the Barn

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.

  • Carey Wilson

  • Ernie Adams

  • Erville Alderson

  • Virginia Brissac

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