The settings seem more claustrophobic than high-budget, but Suddenly delivers a surprisingly taut thriller. Frank Sinatra, fresh off a best supporting actor Oscar the year before, stars as the leader of a group of assassins who terrorize one family’s house as they wait for the President to pass by.

Leonard Maltin gave this slice of film noir 3½ (of 4) stars, helping it move up the chart on the Internet Archive Top 100.