To do this, sinatra and his henchman locate a home up on a hill that looks down at the train station where the president is expected to arrive. Suddenly full movie frank sinatra, sterling hayden, james gleason, nancy gates, kim charney. January 28th, 1998 not yet rated 1 hr 15 min plot summary. The film is set in an isolated small town with the odd name suddenly. Suddenly 1954 president kennedys assassination in dallas, texas on november 22, 1963 shocked and stunned the nation but for one hollywood superstar it had even more disturbing repercussions. The local sheriff, hayden, is informed by wire that the president of the us will be arriving in town by train. As ive only seen phantom thread once, this analysis may change over time. Suddenly 1954 directed by lewis allen and written by richard sale this above average political thriller stars frank sinatra as the wouldbe assassin and leader of a gang who plans to kill the president of the united states. The dvd is grainy, but seems to be complete from what i remember of the film.
Suddenly dvd with frank sinatra digitally remastered 1954. Frank sinatras suddenly 1954 spn sub video dailymotion. The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff tod shaws unsuccessful courtship of widow ellen benson, a pacifist who. You can play them for unlimited number of times whenever you want.
In a tough, taut 75 minutes suffused with classic film noir elements, suddenly. Crazed gunman john baron sinatra holds a family hostage in the hick town of suddenly, california, as part of a plot to kill the president, whos stopping at the local train station. Tense thriller is a good display for sinatras acting talent. Je dois tuer suddenly 1954 film complet en vostfr youtube. Suddenly is a 1954 american film noir and crime film directed by lewis allen with a screenplay written by richard sale. Suddenly 1954 this is an excellent and offbeat crime drama. Suddenly is a unique noir offering from 1954, starring the aforementioned sinatra and sterling hayden of dr. Suddenly, a suspense film starring sterling hayden and frank sinatra, ended up being an unusual experience at the noir city film festival i saw it twice. Suddenly 1954 frank sinatra, sterling hayden, james. In a pivotal scene in phantom thread, paul thomas anderson utilizes a visual reference to hitchcocks psycho, drawing out the films hitchcockian aspirations and establishing a parallel relationship between alma. Suddenly 1954 full length classic movie with frank sinatra when three gangsters plot to kill the president of the usa, they trap a family in their own house on a hill above a railroad station. There are spoilers for both psycho and phantom thread.
The opening few minutes in particular feel quite cloying, as small boy pidge kim charney pesters friendly local sheriff tod shaw sterling hayden to buy him a cap gun. I had been looking for a movie to watch and was browsing through the selection on the film. The story line influenced the manchurian candidate, which again starred sinatra. President is scheduled to pass through and a hired assassin takes over the benson home as a perfect location to ambush the president. The drama stars frank sinatra and sterling hayden, and features james gleason and nancy gates. I have also heard that manchurian candidate was withdrawn from release for several years after this. In many ways, this film about frank sinatras attempt to kill the president is a blevel film, but the acting from the leads is all alevel.
However, a newly restored version of suddenly was released this summer, featuring the original black and white film and a colorized version see below. Dvd trailer for suddenly focuses on one particular scene from the film. 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. Years before sinatra acquaintance jfk was assassinated sinatra was reported to have had this film withdrawn from. Frank sinatra, sterling hayden, james gleason, nancy gates. The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff tod shaws unsuccessful courtship of widow ellen benson, a pacifist who cant abide guns and those who use them. Apart from sinatras performance, the best thing about this part of the film is the sharp script, written by richard sale, which is full of quotable. My experiences seeing suddenly, the only digitally presented film of. Frank sinatra, a loyal supporter and friend of kennedy, had once played a potential presidential assassin in the suspense thriller, suddenly 1954. Suddenly 1954 frank sinatra, sterling hayden and james gleason feature crime, drama, action.
If you remove the hokumthe overly obvious and periodwholesome nonsense. Sinatra asked united artists to withdraw suddenly from circulation because he heard the rumor that lee harvey oswald had seen it before shooting president kennedy. Suddenly full movie frank sinatra, sterling hayden, james. While mostly being tense action and preparation for action. Hayden, sterlingsheriff tod shaw, suddenly california is very sexy. X free noir film directed by bernard vorhaus with cinematography by john alton. Thats probably one reason he would take on such a risky role as the thoroughly dislikable assassin. As things begin to go wrong, baron begins to unravel. Suddenly 1954 full length classic movie with frank. Suddenly fell into the public domain years ago and now exists in many ultracheap versions of poor quality. Both have good picture from a nice clean complete print and are in the proper 4. In advance of a presidential visit to the small town of suddenly, california, a trio of fbi agents. Linus and david larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. No additional programs or browser plugins required.
Suddenly 1954 cast and crew in advance of a presidential visit to the small town of suddenly, california, a trio of fbi agents enters the benson familys home to assess potential security risks. Sinatra does his role very well though he was fairly new to acting. In the film suddenly 1954, frank sinatra leads a group of assassins who are preparing to shoot the president of the united states when he is scheduled to arrive in the small town of suddenly, california. The film is character studies but fits them into the epical war drama frame. Suddenly 1954 full length classic movie with frank sinatra when three gangsters plot to kill the president of the usa, they trap a family in. The drama stars frank sinatra, sterling hayden, james gleason and nancy gates.
Linus is all work busily running the family corporate empire, he has no time for a wife and family. Suddenly 1954 frank sinatra and lewis allen in suddenly 1954 paul frees in suddenly 1954 frank. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The film takes place in the sleepy california town of suddenly. Suddenly free buy dvd noir film with frank sinatra and james gleason. It was unique partially because of the way it was made. The drama features frank sinatra, sterling hayden, james gleason and nancy gates, among others the tranquility of a small town is jarred when the u.
The movie came along during a low point of sinatras career before his 1954 oscar reversed the slump. Some of the other actors and the blocky directing, and probably the set, give it a bfeel. With frank sinatra, sterling hayden, james gleason, nancy gates. Suddenly is a 1954 american noir crime film directed by lewis allen with a screenplay written by richard sale. Complete with neurotic 1950s underpinnings that spoke to the post war atomic age of anxiety, suddenly packs a punch so powerful that for two decades following president kennedy s assassination, the film was never shown on television. Jud hobson as james lilburn wilson as ken dibbs rest of cast listed alphabetically.
The film premiered a little more than one year before the tragic events of november 22, 1963, when kennedy, the man whom sinatra helped elect president, was killed in dallas, tx. Suddenly 1954 full length classic movie with frank sinatra. The film is set in an isolated small town with the odd name suddenly, a closeknit community where everybody knows everybody elses business. 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 pre. Suddenly 1954 movie trailer frank sinatra, sterling hayden by timothy mcmanus. In a house atop a hill overlooking the train station where the president will arrive, three gangsters, led by john baron frank sinatra, from here to eternity, have taken hostages pop benson james gleason, the night of the hunter, his daughter ellen nancy gates, some came running and her son peter iii, a. Suddenly is a 1954 american film noir thriller directed by lewis allen with a screenplay written by richard sale. Suddenly 1954 movie trailer frank sinatra, sterling. Suddenly 1954 frank sinatra, sterling hayden and james.