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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

NR Jan 13, 1955 Thriller, Mystery, Western, Crime, Drama 1h 21m
User Score
73%
384 votes
Internet Movie Database
77%
Rotten Tomatoes
97%

Just the way it happened!

Overview

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

Millard Kaufman
Screenplay
Howard Breslin
Story
John Sturges
Director

Top Billed Cast

Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy

John J. Macreedy
Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan

Reno Smith
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan

Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin

Hector David
Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger

Tim Horn
Anne Francis
Anne Francis

Liz Wirth
John Ericson
John Ericson

Pete Wirth
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine

Coley Trimble
Russell Collins
Russell Collins

Mr. Hastings

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Original Trailer [FHD]
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Original Trailer [FHD]
Trailer
Bad Day at Black Rock - Original Theatrical Trailer
Bad Day at Black Rock - Original Theatrical Trailer
Trailer
Dan Ireland on BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
Dan Ireland on BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
Featurette
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Reviews

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A review by John Chard
Written on February 10, 2017

Hateful subject given a master class telling.

Produced by Dore Schary out of MGM, Bad Day at Black Rock is directed by John Sturges and stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin. It's adapted by Don McGuire and Millard Kaufman from the story "Bad Day at Hondo" written by Howard Breslin. It's shot on location in CinemaScope and Eastman Color at Lone Pine, Death Valley & Alabama Hills in California, with William C. Mellor on photography and André Previn scoring the music.

A classy production that combines elements of Westerns and film noir, Bad Day at Black Rock deals with racism and all the hate and bully tactics that come with such a vile subject. It tells the story of a mysterious one armed stranger, Jo...

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