The Man in the Barn

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Carey Wilson Narrator (voice)

Ernie Adams Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

Erville Alderson Farmer (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Philo McCullough Theatre Manager (uncredited)