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Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

Just the way it happened!

19557.31h 21m

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.

Directed by John Sturges
Written by Millard Kaufman, Howard Breslin, Don McGuire
Produced by Dore Schary
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3MRevenue: $3.8M

Top 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

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Sam

Themes & Keywords

film noirmurderracismdesertbased on short storypost world war iisouthwestern u.s.one armed manjapanese american1940s

About Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock is a thriller, mystery, western film released in 1955 exploring themes of film noir, murder, racism, desert, based on short story, post world war ii. Directed by John Sturges, it stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Walter Brennan. 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.

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