Suddenly (1954 film)
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| Directed by | Lewis Allen |
| Screenplay by | Richard Sale |
| Based on | Active Duty (1943 story in Blue Book) by Richard Sale |
| Produced by | Robert Bassler |
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| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | John F. Schreyer |
| Music by | David Raksin |
Production company | Libra Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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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 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 there, and a hired assassin and his henchmen take over a home that provides a perfect vantage point from which to assassinate the president.