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This is the second asassination film involving Frank Sinatra, the other being "The Manchurian Candidate". In this one, Sinatra arrives in the town of Suddenly with two henchmen and commandeers a house overlooking a railroad station where the President is scheduled to stop later that day. Sterling Haden, the local police chief is wounded in the takeover and is a prisoner along with the widow he loves and her young son and father-in-law. In the meantime the Secret Service has the station covered. Sub plots involve the widow's relutance to get ninvolved with Haden and also her absolute hatred of guns and violence. A taut thriller, well done. Shot in black and whiite in a 1.66: 1 aspect ratio.
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I thought Frank was great in this one - an underrated role.Another interesting aspect of this movie is the premise and plan to kill the President is unfathomable and almost beyond comprehension for the movies characters. 1954 - before JFK, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King ...
... just plumb square in the middle of reds under the beds paranoioa and alongside those sci-fi films about alien invasions a reflection of US xenophobia at the time.
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