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Suddenly

1954 · 77 min · Director: Lewis Allen ★ IMDb 6.8 · 8,322 ratings

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The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.

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Suddenly (1954) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 38%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

38%Tension
25%Anxiety
20%Fear
  1. Tension38%
  2. Anxiety25%
  3. Fear20%
  4. Excitement10%
  5. Surprise7%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Fear

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Sympathy
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidence27 %8 %19 %1 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Sympathy34 %17 %23 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Tension40 %24 %23 %7 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Sympathy42 %26 %30 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Sympathy42 %32 %29 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Tension50 %47 %22 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Tension68 %66 %35 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Tension82 %80 %60 %63 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Sympathy85 %83 %73 %67 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Tension85 %83 %65 %67 %
52.5 %≈ 40′Tension82 %81 %55 %64 %
57.5 %≈ 44′Tension80 %79 %52 %60 %
62.5 %≈ 48′Tension79 %77 %45 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 52′Tension81 %79 %40 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 56′Tension86 %85 %49 %70 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Tension86 %85 %53 %68 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Tension86 %85 %52 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 67′Tension91 %90 %59 %75 %
92.5 %≈ 71′Tension93 %81 %57 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 75′Relief89 %58 %45 %45 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Frank Sinatra

Sterling Hayden

James Gleason

NG
Nancy Gates

KC
Kim Charney

WB
Willis Bouchey

WB
Willis Bouchey

Secret Service Detail Chief Dan Carney

Paul Frees

CD
Christopher Dark

JO
James O'Hara

JO
James O'Hara

Jud Hobson

KD
Kem Dibbs

KD
Kem Dibbs

Wilson

CS
Charles Smith

Bebop

PW
Paul Wexler

Slim Adams

CH
Clark Howat

Haggerty

JB
John Beradino

Trooper (uncredited)

RC
Richard Collier

Ed Hawkins (uncredited)

RE
Roy Engel

Driver Asking Slim for Directions (uncredited)

TS
Ted Stanhope

Driver Asking Tod for Directions (uncredited)

CW
Charles Wagenheim

Iz Kaplan (uncredited)

DW
Dan White

Burg (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Lewis Allen
Written by
Richard Sale
Type
Movies
Released
1954
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 8,322 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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