Suddenly (1954) | Directed by Lewis Allen - Full Movie

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.Show more

Suddenly is a 1954 American noir crime film directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale. The drama stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden, and features James Gleason and Nancy Gates.

The story concerns a small California town whose tranquility is shattered when the train of the president of the United States is scheduled to make a stop in the town, and a hired assassin and his henchmen take over a home that provides a perfect vantage point from which to assassinate the president.

Directed by: Lewis Allen
Screenplay by: Richard Sale
Based on Active Duty (1943 story in Blue Book) by Richard Sale
Produced by: Robert Bassler
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden
Cinematography: Charles G. Clarke
Edited by: John F. Schreyer
Music by: David Raksin
Production company: Libra Productions
Distributed by: United Artists
Release date: October 7, 1954
Running time: 75, 77 or 82 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Box office: $1.4 million