in my lifetime and the assassination of john f. kennedy change everything . america lose it innocence on that dallas morning over forty year ago and and i come away from this movie with the thought that maybe the film maker be subconsciously look ahead to when such an event in modern time might not be so much conjecture and but something almost inevitable . precaution for the assassination of the president in 1963 be probably about on a par with what be disclose in this story and but who would have think to check the upper floor of the book depository building . interestingly and the name of dwight eisenhower be never mention in suddenly . there be also a unique observation make in the picture by frank sinatra character and johnny baron . speak to sheriff tod shaw ( sterling hayden ) about the momentous nature of his intent and johnny declares . the first man they shoot to the moon in a rocket will take pain too and it just never be do before . two eerily prophetic observation make by the same story to become realize within the come decade . in read some of the comment from other poster on this board and i be strike by the number of those who take issue with the picture overt message about gun and particularly the number of time the subject be bring up and reinforce throughout the story . it do seem heavy hand and force after a while and and i remember how a 1957 tv western broach the subject much more effectively without get in your face . i refer to the series opener of colt . 45 and when wayde preston defend his occupation a a travel gun salesman when gun be outlaw and only outlaws will have gun . that idea do not have to be repeat for the rest of the episode . overall and i find the story to be generally suspenseful and but have to question a number of scene that do not quite ring true . right after carney and the sheriff be shoot and the benson and shaw be leave unsupervised in another room just a bit too long to be credible . a similar scene occur in 1957 the desperate hour with bogey at the helm in charge of similarly inept henchman . i be sure many viewer pick up on the cap gun exchange for pop hidden pistol a be something of a stretch . the topper for me though be when pidge fire the errant shot and throw the gun across the room and and johnny baron do not bother to worry about who might go after it . in that split second and you just know that johnny deserve whatever he get .