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Bad Day at Black Rock( 1955)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Spencer Tracy

      John J. Macreedy

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      Robert Ryan

      Reno Smith

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      Walter Brennan

      Doc T.R. Velie Jr.

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      Lee Marvin

      Hector David

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      Dean Jagger

      Tim Horn

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      Anne Francis

      Liz Wirth

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      John Ericson

      Pete Wirth

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      Ernest Borgnine

      Coley Trimble

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      Russell Collins

      Mr. Hastings

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      Walter Sande

      Sam

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      Billy Dix

      Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

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      K.L. Smith

      Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

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      Robert Griffin

      Second Train Conductor (uncredited)

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      Harry Harvey

      First Train Conductor (uncredited)

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      Bobby Johnson

      One of Two Porters (uncredited)

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      Francis McDonald

      Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Feb 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 elemen...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1271000.00

    Revenue

    3788000.00

    Keywords

    • film noir
    • murder
    • racism
    • desert
    • based on short story
    • post world war ii
    • southwestern u.s.
    • one armed man
    • japanese american
    • 1940s