 Contrary to popular belief, the film was not pulled from circulation  following the 1963 assassination of President  John F. Kennedy (qv). Ir made its American television debut on The  CBS Thursday Night Movies in September 1965 (source: Broadcasting  magazine), and was repeated on that network later that season before  turning up for third and fourth network showings on NBC in spring  1974 (source: TV Guide) and summer 1975 (source: Variety). Only when  the rights reverted to Frank Sinatra (qv) later that decade did  the film disappear from view. Sinatras neglect in keeping the film  in distribution gave rise to the legend that it was suppressed  because of its alleged role in Lee Harvey Oswald (qv)s  assassination of the 35th president. The legend was further  perpetuated when Sinatra, in alliance with MGM/UA, re