

Bad Day at Black Rock
1955 · Movie · 1h 21m · NR
WesternDramaCrime
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Key crew
- Millard KaufmanScreenplay
- André PrevinOriginal Music Composer
- John SturgesDirector
Cast
- Spencer TracyJohn J. Macreedy
- Robert RyanReno Smith
- Walter BrennanDoc T.R. Velie Jr.
- Lee MarvinHector David
- Dean JaggerTim Horn
- Anne FrancisLiz Wirth
- John EricsonPete Wirth
- Ernest BorgnineColey Trimble
- Russell CollinsMr. Hastings
- Walter SandeSam
- Billy DixCafe Lounger (uncredited)
- K.L. SmithCafe Lounger (uncredited)
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Themes
film noirmurderracismdesertbased on short storypost world war iisouthwestern u.s.one armed manjapanese american1940s























