it seem the president will be stop at the little town of suddenly ca on his way to los angeles . crazy killer johnnie ( frank sinatra ) come into town and hold a family hostage to use their house a a place to kill the president from . this be date in a lot of way the violence be extremely tone down and there next to no blood ( even when one man be shoot at least 30 time . ) and the killer be actually way too nice . still and it be short ( only about 75 minute ) and move quickly and have some good acting . top bill frank sinatra be great . this be his first film ( and i think only one ) play a totally amoral criminal . every time he on screen you can not stop watch him . nancy gate a one of the hostage be also good . the rest of the cast range from ok to disastrous especially sterlinh hayden who be stone face throughout . the film look cheap too and the print i saw be in terrible shape . still this be worth catch just for sinatra acting . he hold this together . remake ( disasterously ) a the desperate hour in 1990. now thats a bad film . ellen will you please stop be a woman .