Suddenly

This 1954 Frank Sinatra thriller is more famous for supposedly having been watched by Lee Harvey Oswald a few days before he killed President Kennedy than for anything else. Often thought to have been banned due to the fact it deals with an attempt to assassinate a fictitious president of the United States it was in fact pulled from distrubution after Sinatra learned of the Oswald myth. All of this aside, SUDDENLY, which is the name of the town where the story takes place, is a dark and gritty look at the dreams and ideals of mid-fifties America. Extremely violent in dialogue and action it will surprise modern viewers at it's edginess. Frank Sinatra as the lead baddie once again doesn't seem to be acting at all and with support from Sterling Hayden and veteran James Gleason this proves to be a tight little number that still delivers the goods.