Suddenly (1954) |
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| Director(s) | Lewis Allen |
| Producer(s) | Robert Bassler |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller/Suspense |
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Suddenly
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1954
Frank Sinatra
(as John Baron)
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Sterling Hayden
(as Sheriff Tod Shaw)
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1954
James Gleason
(as Pop Benson)
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Willis Bouchey
(as Dan Carney)
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Paul Frees
(as Benny Conklin)
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Dan White
(as Desk Officer Burg)
Suddenly Overview:
Suddenly (1954) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Lewis Allen and produced by Robert Bassler.
Suddenly BlogHub Articles:
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959): A Venus Flytrap of a Film
For some Suddenly, Last Summer plays like the Holy Grail of Classic Hollywood cult films. It’s a bit like seeing those old Warner Bros. Studio clips of famed actors muffing their lines and then proceeding to blurt out obscenities. It breaks all illusions for those who have a certain perception... Read full article
Suddenly, Last Summer: The 2021 Classic Movie Book Challenge
As a wise man once said, “Better late than really, really late.” Or words to that effect. For seven consecutive years, beginning in 2013, I was a participant in the Summer Classic Movie Book Challenge, the brainchild of Raquel Stecher over at Out of the Past. To join the event, you read six clas... Read full article
SUDDENLY (1954)
The sun and fun of Palm Springs, California warms both the heart and the skin of those that go there. Temperature is in the high 40s in some cases, and the desert around you makes for intrigue in places and people when the night falls. The unofficial, or depending on who you speak to, the offici... Read full article
Suddenly (1954)
In some ways, the sleepy town of Suddenly feels like it could have easily been the prototype for Mayberry (Willis Bouchey’s appearance acting as the one actual tie-in to The Andy Griffith Show). The sheriff wanders around lazily. He knows everyone by name and they probably haven’t had an... Read full article
Suddenly (1954)
In some ways, the sleepy town of Suddenly feels like it could have easily been the prototype for Mayberry (Willis Bouchey’s appearance acting as the one actual tie-in to The Andy Griffith Show). The sheriff wanders around lazily. He knows everyone by name and they probably haven’t had an... Read full article
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Suddenly Quotes:
John Baron: You've got guts, kid.
Peter Benson: He's only 8.
John Baron: A LOT of guts.
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: About two miles to the first main intersection, then turn left. It's about sixty miles.
First Driver: Thanks, what town is this?
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Suddenly.
First Driver: Suddenly what?
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: No no, that's the name.
First Driver: [laughs] That's a funny name for a town.
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Uh huh, hangover from the old days; that's the way things used to happen here, suddenly.
First Driver: I see.
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Road agents, gamblers, gunfighters.
First Driver: Well, I take it things have changed.
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Uh huh. Things happen so slow now, the town council is figuring to change the name to Gradually.
First Driver: [laughs] Thanks, officer.
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Pleasure, come back.
John Baron: That's right.
Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California: Planned on everything, huh?
John Baron: Sheriff, the first man they shoot to the moon in a rocket will take pains, too. Of course, that's never been done before. Neither has this.
John Baron: You know when you have a gun you ARE in a way sort of a god. If you had the gun then you would be the god.