The Man in the Barn
20 November 1937| 11 min
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.
Genres
HistoryMysteryDocumentary
Cast
Carey Wilson
Ernie Adams
Erville Alderson
Virginia Brissac
Philo McCullough
Douglas Wood
