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Bad Day at Black Rock

1955 • 1h 21m •
Western Drama Crime Mystery Thriller
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★ 7.3/10
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Bad Day at Black Rock

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.

"Just the way it happened!"

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

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J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic
2017-02-10

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 elem...