Suddenly (1954 film)

Suddenly
Suddenly
	Theatrical release poster
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

Suddenly is a 1954 black and white American noir^[5] crime film directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale.^[6] 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 there, and a hired assassin and his henchmen take over a home that provides a perfect vantage point from which to assassinate the president.

^ Suddenly at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ "Suddenly (1954)".
^ Knight, Timothy (12 October 2010). Sinatra: Hollywood His Way. Running Press. ISBN 9780762441747.
^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
^ Selby (1984), p.184
^ "Suddenly". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

[afi-1] Suddenly at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[2] "Suddenly (1954)".

[3] Knight, Timothy (12 October 2010). Sinatra: Hollywood His Way. Running Press. ISBN 9780762441747.

[box-4] "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada

[5] Selby (1984), p.184

[Suddenly-6] "Suddenly". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

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