Figure 1.--"Suddenly" is a taut, low budget crime film. Psychopathic hit man John Baron, played by Frank Sinatra, and his gang trap the Benson family in their home which is perfectly situsated fi\r an assasinaton. Here he slaps around Peter Benson III (Pidge) played by Kim Charney. Like most American boys at the time, he wears casual hirts and jeans.

This tense crime movie directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay by Richard Sale followed Frank Sinatra's Oscar-winning comeback in "From Here to Eternity". The action takes place in a quiet small town. Sheriff Tod Shaw is courting widow Ellen Benson, a staunch pacifist who hates guns and people who use them. The town leans that the President will pass through. And more importantly for Ellen and her son, psychopathic hit man John Baron, played by Sinatra, and two gangster associates decide that the Benson home is perfectly suited for an assasination. The Benson home is located on the top of a hill near the railroad station. Benson's motivations are an interesting part of the film. He is depicted as acting for the fame as well as the money. The Baron gang trap the Benson family in their home. Kim Charney plays Ellen's son, Peter Benson III (Pidge). Like most American boys at the time, he wears casual hirts and jeans.

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