The most outstanding bit about Suddenly (1954, Dir. Lewis Allen) is its plotline. Gangsters led by Frank Sinatra’s John Baron hold up a family hostage in order to secure the perfect vantage point to assassinate their target, who happens to be the president of the United States of America. Evocative […]
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In Elia Kazan’s crime-drama classic ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) legendary actor Marlon Brando gave one of the seminal performances of his career as Terry Malloy a boxer who could’ve been a champion but turned into just another palooka because he got paid to take falls for the short end money. […]