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Suddenly (1954)

Name: Suddenly
Genre: Crime & Mystery
Released: 1954
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, John Beradino, Nancy Gates

195476 minCrime & MysteryStrong rights evidence

Suddenly (1954) is a 76-minute crime and mystery film that airs free on Starlite TV's Case Files (CH 9) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below). Directed by Lewis Allen.

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About Suddenly (1954)

Suddenly is a 1954 black and white American noir crime film directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale. The drama stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden, and features James Gleason and Nancy Gates.

A train carrying the president of the United States is scheduled to make a stop in the small town of Suddenly, California. Claiming to be part of the FBI detail checking up on security before the president's arrival, three men arrive at the home of the Benson family: Ellen, an over-protective war widow who is still grieving her husband's death from war, her young son "Pidge", and her father-in-law, "Pop" Benson. The house is on top of a hill overlooking the station, making it a perfect perch from which to shoot the president.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Suddenly (1954 film) (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Credits

Directed by: Lewis Allen
Cast includes: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, John Beradino, Nancy Gates, Willis Bouchey, Paul Frees, Paul Wexler
Country: United States

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Adrenaline - CH 1, Action TV
Case Files - CH 9, Crime & Mystery TV

Rights & source

Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia 'List of films in the public domain in the United States' - reason: Copyright not renewed (cites Pierce 2007 / Fishman / trade sources). Copyright not renewed. Beware colorized versions.
License on source: creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs (if any) not individually cleared.
Underlying rights: Copyright not renewed. Beware colorized versions.
Source: Internet Archive

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