Spencer Tracy
John J. Macreedy
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Bad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 American neo-Western film directed by John Sturges with screenplay by Millard Kaufman. It stars Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan with support from Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin.
Bad Day at Black Rock: Directed by John Sturges. With Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger. A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.
- (24K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- John Sturges
- 1955-02-13
When John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy), a one-armed war veteran, arrives in the small desert town of Black Rock, he's not greeted warmly.
- (34)
- Spencer Tracy
- John Sturges
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero's family.
- John Sturges, Joel Freeman
- Spencer Tracy
When John J. Macreedy steps off the train at the jerkwater town of Black Rock, he becomes the object of fear, hatred, and even a murder plot. The altruistic Macreedy came to Black Rock to hand over a posthumous military award to a local man whose son had died gallantly in the Second World War.
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.
- 81 min
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
