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.

Genre:

History, Mystery, Documentary

Duration:

11 min

Actor:

Carey Wilson, Ernie Adams, Erville Alderson

Quality:

HD

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Release:

1937

Country:

United States of America

IMDb:

5.9