In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.
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| Frank Sinatra | ... |
John Baron
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| Sterling Hayden | ... |
Sheriff Tod Shaw
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| James Gleason | ... |
Pop Benson
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| Nancy Gates | ... |
Ellen Benson
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Kim Charney | ... |
Peter Benson III - 'Pidge'
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| Willis Bouchey | ... |
Dan Carney
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| Paul Frees | ... |
Benny Conklin
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| Christopher Dark | ... |
Bart Wheeler
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| James O'Hara | ... |
Jud Hobson
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Kem Dibbs | ... |
Wilson
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| Clark Howat | ... |
Haggerty
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| Charles Smith | ... |
Bebop
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| Paul Wexler | ... |
Slim Adams
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| John Beradino | ... |
Trooper (uncredited)
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| Richard Collier | ... |
Ed Hawkins (uncredited)
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| Roy Engel | ... |
Driver Asking Slim for Directions (uncredited)
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| Hans Moebus | ... |
Schultz (uncredited)
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| Ted Stanhope | ... |
Driver Asking Tod for Directions (uncredited)
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| Charles Wagenheim | ... |
Iz Kaplan (uncredited)
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| Dan White | ... |
Burg - Desk Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lewis Allen | ||
Written by
| Richard Sale | ... | (written for the screen by) |
Produced by
| Robert Bassler | ... | producer |
Music by
| David Raksin | ||
Cinematography by
| Charles G. Clarke | ... | director of cinematography |
Editing by
| John F. Schreyer | ||
Art Direction by
| Frank Paul Sylos | ... | (as Frank Sylos) |
Set Decoration by
| Howard Bristol | ... | (set decorations) |
Makeup Department
| Willard Buell | ... | make-up |
| Lois Murray | ... | hair-dresser |
Production Management
| Charles Hall | ... | production manager (as Charles R. Hall) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hal Klein | ... | assistant director |
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Irving W. Sindler | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Joe Edmondson | ... | sound recorder (as Joseph Edmonson) |
| Del Harris | ... | sound editor (as Delmore Harris) |
| Win Hancock | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Louis DeWitt | ... | photographic effects |
| Jack Rabin | ... | photographic effects |
| Herman E. Townsley | ... | special effects (as Herman Townsley) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bob Gough | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jack Masters | ... | wardrobe |
Script and Continuity Department
| Doris Drought | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Libra Productions Inc. (presents)
Distributors
- United Artists (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (as A United Artists Release)
- United Artists (1955) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1955) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1955) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cosmopol-Film (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- United Artists Film-Verleih (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1957) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cat-Film Distributions (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Hal Roach Studios (1986) (World-wide) (colorized)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- Sony Music Département Vidéo (2001) (France) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Best Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD) (made in EU)
- Finnkino (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Legend Films (2009) (United States) (DVD) (colorized)
- Legend Films (2009) (United States) (VHS) (colorized)
- Delta Music & Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2017) (World-wide) (restored HD)
- WME Home Entertainment (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- BuckRay TV (2022) (United States) (video)
- Paycom Multimedia (2010) (Spain)
- Stream Go Media (2022) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | SINATRA... tears loose with a gun in his hand! SINATRA... out to get the No. 1 man in the nation! SINATRA... as a kill-hungry hoodlum! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In the first colorized version Frank Sinatra (Ol' Blue Eyes) was given brown eyes. See more » |
| Goofs | When Baron's henchman touches the metal table grounded to the television set, he is standing in water deliberately spilled on the floor by Pop Benson for that purpose and, according to the script, electrocuted, but the camera shot of his feet shows he is wearing rubber soled shoes. So he could not have completed the circuit. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Suddenly (2022). See more » |
| Quotes |
John Baron:
I'm not actor, bustin' my leg on a stage so I can yell 'down with the tyrants'. If Booth wasn't such a ham he might've made it. See more » |