A cold-blooded thriller!
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.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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- John Chardon TMDB · Nov 20139/10
God and the Gun! Suddenly is directed by Lewis Allen and written by Richard Sale. It stars Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates, Kim Charney and Christopher Dark. Music is by David Raksin and cinematography by Charles G. Clarke. The small American town of Suddenly is gearing up for a pit stop visit by the President of the United States. Unfortunately the President’s visit has attracted the attention of assassins, who hold hostage the Benson family and friends as their home is the perfect viewpoint for a sniper shot at the President… Show me a guy with feelings and I’ll show you a sucker. Sinatra was never comfortable with his role in Suddenly, even before he “requested” it be removed from circulation post the assassination of his friend JFK in 63, there was a feeling within the Sinatra camp that playing such a despicable character would harm his image. More so as it came a year after his Oscar winning performance in From Here to Eternity. Blue Eyes would even try to make good on the characterisation by reversing the roles as it were for The Manchurian Candidate 1962, but of course a lot of things changed after November 22nd 1963. This all gives Suddenly a curi
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Cast
- Frank SinatraJohn Baron
- Sterling HaydenSheriff Tod Shaw
- James GleasonPeter 'Pop' Benson
- Nancy GatesEllen Benson
- Kim CharneyPeter 'Pidge' Benson III
- Willis BoucheySecret Service Detail Chief Dan Carney
- Paul FreesBenny Conklin
- Christopher DarkBart Wheeler
- James O'HaraJud Hobson
- Kem DibbsWilson
Crew
- Lewis AllenDirector
- Richard SaleScreenplay
- Charles G. ClarkeDirector of Photography
- David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
- John F. SchreyerEditor
- Robert BasslerProducer
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