The Man in the Barn (1937)

The Man in the Barn

1937

History Mystery Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Jacques Tourneur

Cast

Carey Wilson as Narrator (voice)

Douglas Wood as Army Officer (uncredited)

Ernie Adams as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

Erville Alderson as Farmer (uncredited)

Philo McCullough as Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Crew

Jack Virgil (Orchestrator)