Kennedy's clothes


The suit, shirt and tie (especially the tie) that Dick Powell's wearing!!! That's 1860's style? Give me a break!

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You have to remember when the movie was made and take into consideration the budget they had. Movies today would play more detail to the dress of the period. Back in '51, however, especially with a small budget, they coldn't afford to.

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The studio would have had period clothes already in all probability, so there was no reason to have the lead wearing an anachronistic suit.

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I noticed that too, and was the main reason I gave the movie a 9 instead of 10. In my opinion, I think it had more to do with early 1950's "sensibilities" than anything else.

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Still, it was nice to see other historical accuracies -- the train being pulled through Baltimore, the Capitol Building under construction ...

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I realize some people notice these little discrepancies and inaccuracies but I rarely do. I must admit they can be interesting to read in the Goofs section, but, in my opinion, most of them don't really affect the story or take anything away from it; at least not enough to matter. Perhaps it would matter more if the movie was based on actual events or it's supposed to be historical but that's not the case. It's a piece of fiction.


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It's a piece of fiction.
Wrong. The story is not fiction. This film is based on a factual event called the "Baltimore Plot" to assassinate Lincoln (SPOILERS in this Wiki link):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tall_Target.

The "John Kennedy" of the film was a real person, a NYC police officer: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=62537790&PIpi=121804548
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http://www.near-death.com/reincarnation/research/lincoln-and-kennedy-coincidences.html

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