Suddenly

About Suddenly

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.

Suddenly is a 1954 crime thriller film directed by Lewis Allen. Its themes are film noir, train, home invasion, and USA president.

Frank Sinatra takes the lead as John Baron, Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw, James Gleason as Peter 'Pop' Benson, and Nancy Gates as Ellen Benson. Released in September 1954, it runs 77 minutes.

The screenplay is by Richard Sale. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Artiflix in the United States.

Air Force One, In the Line of Fire, and Schindler's List make useful companions to Suddenly, all filed under held hostage and secret service. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 124 votes and it carries a NR rating.