sinatra be ok and but sterling hayden be just _so_ shallow and seem to be rush thru some of his scene like he have something more important to get to . my wife and i both burst out laugh at some of the scene . for instance and in the opening scene when the the guy ask the deputy what the name of this town be and the deputy say suddenly . suddenly what . the guy responds and and the deputy say no and that the name of the town represent suddenly . i guess this be an attempt at humor and but the humorous part be when the camera pan back show that the guy and the deputy be right underneath this huge roadside sign that say welcome to suddenly . maybe that scene subliminally set the tone for the rest of the movie in my mind . i have not check the imdb rating before we watch it so i be surprise that it have a 7 . 0 avg . rating so i be definitely in the minority but it just do not generate any suspense ( imho ) .