directed by   LEWIS ALLEN

The film stars Frank Sinatra as John Baron, a gunman hired to assasinate the President of the United States while he is passing through a small town on his way to a fishing trip. The gunmen break into a quiet home overlooking the town to await the motorcade, holding a number of people prisoners. It has been rumored that Sinatra tried to have all the prints of this film destroyed. The movie was taken out of circulation following the Kennedy assasination. This suspense film was directed by Lewis Allen, who also directed Frank Sinatra in A Bullet for Joey (1955). Allen began directing films in 1943 and some include: Freedom Comes High (1943) The Uninvited (1944) Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) The Unseen (1945) Sealed Verdict (1948) So Evil My Love (1948) Chicago Deadline (1949) Appointment with Danger (1951) Valentino (1951). Some of the memorable and popular television episodes directed by Allen include: Little House on the Prairie (1974) Cannon (1971) Dan August (1970) The Invaders (1967) Mission: Impossible (1966) The Big Valley (1965) The Fugitive (1963) Bonanza (1959) and The Rifleman (1958).

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Genre:   SUSPENSE [also Drama / Film-Noir ]
Production Co.   Libra Productions Inc.       Country: USA     Language: English
Color: Black and White     Length: 75 min

CREDITS Directed by:   Lewis Allen Produced by:   Robert Bassler Writing credits:   Richard Sale Cinematography by:   Charles G. Clarke Film Editing by:   John F. Schreyer Original Music by:   David Raksin Art Direction by:   Frank Paul Sylos Set Decoration by:   Howard Bristol Charles R. Hall .... production manager Hal Klein .... assistant director Joseph Edmonson .... sound recordist Del Harris .... sound editor (as Delmore Harris) Willard Buell .... makeup artist Lois Murray .... hair stylist Louis DeWitt .... photographic effects Jack Rabin .... photographic effects Herman E. Townsley .... special effects (as Herman Townsley) Jack Masters .... wardrobe

Cast: Frank Sinatra .... John Baron Sterling Hayden .... Sheriff Tod Shaw, Suddenly California James Gleason .... Pop Benson Nancy Gates .... Ellen Benson Kim Charney .... Peter Benson III (Pidge) Paul Frees .... Benny Conklin, Baron's Accomplice (also uncredited TV announcer voice) Christopher Dark .... Bart Wheeler Willis Bouchey .... Dan Carney, Chief Secret Service Agent Paul Wexler .... Deputy Slim Adams, Suddenly Police Dept. James Lilburn .... Jud Hudson (as Jim Lilburn) Kem Dibbs .... Wilson (as Ken Dibbs) Clark Howat .... Haggerty Charles Smith .... Bebop rest of cast listed alphabetically John Beradino .... Trooper (uncredited) Richard Collier .... Ed Hawkins, station agent (uncredited) Roy Engel .... Motorist Seeking Directions, opening shot (uncredited) Ted Stanhope .... Motorist Seeking Directions, final shot (uncredited) Charles Wagenheim .... Iz Kaplan, gas station operator (uncredited) Dan White .... Desk Officer Burg (uncredited)