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Synopsis: Things move slow in Suddenly, California, giving Sheriff Tod Shaw plenty of free time to try to win the heart of a widowed mother, Ellen Benson. Tod's quiet routine experiences some upheaval, however, when it becomes a planned stop for the President of the United States and a group of would-be assassins led by gangster John Baron take him, Ellen, her father-in-law "Pop" and her young son, Pidge hostage in her home, intending to use the living room window to fire the kill shot. Who's in it? The movie stars Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden , James Gleason , Nancy Gates and Kim Charney. Review: I added the film Suddenly to my library a few days ago, partly because I haven't seen too many Frank Sinatra movies and partly because the plot sounded interesting. I found time to watch it this morning and was pleased with my choice. I'll start out by saying this film is very American. This includes plenty of talk about patriotism, including the idea of your l...

Synopsis: A 1957 spaceflight is thrown off course, and its crew are rendered unconscious. When the spacecraft crash lands, the crewmembers discover they have managed to reach a fast enough velocity to break the time barrier, and they are on Earth 551 years in the future, where nuclear war has left the surface inhabited by mutants and the remaining humans are hiding underground. Who's in it? The movie stars Hugh Marlowe , Nancy Gates , Rod Taylor , Lisa Montell and Nelson Leigh . Review: After spending the weekend watching several movies I've seen a dozen times before, I scrolled through my movie library and picked out one that has been there for some time, World Without End . It was my first time seeing this science fiction classic and, for the most part, I thought it was a good choice. To be honest, I was expecting the film to be a bit more action filled. Instead, there was quite a bit of action to start, as the astronaut crew discovered where they were and had to fend off...