The Man in the Barn

The Man in the Barn

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19370h 11minHistory MoviesEnglish
5.3

Plot

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.

WriterMorgan Cox
DirectorJacques Tourneur
ActorCarey Wilson, Ernie Adams, Erville Alderson
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer