Suddenly (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Lewis Allen |
| Producer(s) | Robert Bassler |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller/Suspense |
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Suddenly (1954) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Lewis Allen and produced by Robert Bassler.
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Suddenly, Last Summer (1959): A Venus Flytrap of a Film
By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 28, 2021 From 4 Star FilmsFor 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
By shadowsandsatin on Sep 15, 2021 From Shadows and SatinAs 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 classic ... Read full article
SUDDENLY (1954)
By Terry on Jun 13, 2019 From Stardust and ShadowsThe 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 official... Read full article
Suddenly (1954)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 23, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsIn 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)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 23, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsIn 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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Quotes from Suddenly:
John Baron: No, they were taken outta me by experts.
Peter Benson III: You stink
John Baron: You've got guts, kid.
Peter Benson: He's only 8.
John Baron: A LOT of guts.
First Driver: Officer, can you tell me the way to Three Rivers?
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.
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Facts about Suddenly:
After the film was withdrawn from circulation, there was a failure to renew the copyright and it fell into the public domain. As a result, in the early years of home video, the film became widely available from a number of discount/public domain labels
This is the film that Lee Harvey Oswald supposedly watched just a few days before assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
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