The Man in the Barn

The Man in the Barn

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 20, 1937

Runtime

0h 11m

Genres

History, Mystery, Documentary

User Score

53%

Original Title

The Man in the Barn

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Jacques Tourneur

Description

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.