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Inpost-warAmerica,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisscheduledtojourneythroughthesmalltownofSuddenly,California.Claimingtobecheckinguponsecuritypriortohisarrival,agroupofFBIagentsarriveatthehomeoftheBensons,ontopofahillthatlooksdownuponthestationwherethePresidentialtrainisduetostop.However,theysoonturnouttobeassassinsledbytheruthlessJohnBaron(FrankSinatra),whotakeoverthehouseandholdthefamilyhostage.<br/> SheriffTodShaw(SterlingHayden)arriveswithDanCarney(WillisBouchey),aSecretServiceagentinchargeofthePresident'ssecuritydetail.Whenhedoes,BaronandhisgangstersshootCarneyandabulletfracturesShaw'sarm.<br/> Baronsendsoneofhistwohenchmentodouble-checkonthePresident'sschedulebutheiskilledinashootoutwiththepolice.Jud(JamesO'Hara),atelevisionrepairman,showsupatthehouseandalsobecomesahostage.Pidge(KimCharney)goestohisgrandfather'sdressertofetchsomemedicationandnoticesafullyloadedrevolverwhichhereplaceswithhistoycapgun.<br/> BaronisconfrontedbythesheriffontherisksandmeaningofkillingthePresidentandBaron'sremaininghenchmanbeginsshowingsomereluctance.ForBaron,however,thesearetheveryleastofhisconcernsanditsoonbecomesclearthatheisapsychopathwhosepleasurecomesfromkilling–whoandwhyhekillsbeingtheleastofhisproblems.<br/> Asniper'sriflehasbeenmountedonametaltablebyawindow.Juddiscreetlyhooksthetableuptothe5000voltplateoutputofthefamilytelevision.PopBenson(JamesGleason)thenspillsacupofwateronthefloorbeneaththetable.AlthoughthehopeisthatBaronwillbeshockedtodeath,hisremaininghenchmantouchesthetablefirstandiselectrocuted,firingtheriflerepeatedlyandattractingtheattentionofpoliceatthetrainstationashestrugglestofreehimself.BaronshootsJud,disconnectstheelectricalhookupandaimstherifleasthepresident'strainarrivesatthestation,buttohissurprise,doesn'tstop(havingbeenalertedtotherisk).EllenBenson(NancyGates)shootsBaroninthechestandShawshootshimagain.Baron'slastwordsare,"Don't...please."
