The Man in the Barn 1937
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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.
- Released: 1937-11-20
- Runtime: 11 minutes
- Genre: History, Mystery
- Stars: Carey Wilson, Ernie Adams, Erville Alderson, Virginia Brissac, Philo McCullough
- Director: Jacques Tourneur, Morgan Cox, Jack Virgil
