my continue exploration of noir finally bring me to frank sinatra only true essay at the style and which actually seem to fit his nervous and energetic style of the time quite well . here he be the leader of a group of assassin plan on take out the president for cold hard cash a he stop in the small california town of suddenly . oppose him be the town sheriff and the always watchable sterling hayden and and secret service agent carney and who happen to be friend with james gleason pop and a former agent now retire who own the hilltop house that sinatra and company plan on use to carry off their deed ( with a high power rifle ) . most of the film end up take place in the house and a a tense hostage situation play out through the back and forth between sinatra and hayden . it all fairly well pace and taut while director lewis allen isn not usually name a one of the great in the genre and indeed he doesn not seem to know what to do with all of the too large cast in the short running time and but the basic work out pretty well and and sinatra torment and sweaty and nervous characterization make the film a must for devotee of the psychopath . dvd ( rather poor quality ) rental .