Action (1954) 75 minutes ~ Black & White
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.
Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: Richard Sale (written for the screen by)
Stars: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden and James Gleason
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.
Director: Lewis Allen
Writer: Richard Sale (written for the screen by)
Stars: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden and James Gleason
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Short film