Spencer Tracy
John J. Macreedy
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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
When the streamliner stops at Black Rock for the first time in four years, mysterious one-armed stranger John J. Macreedy disembarks and asks how to reach Adobe Flat to meet the Japanese-American farmer Kamoko. He is not allowed to check into the hotel and he is unable to rent a car.
Brief Synopsis. A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero's family.
Academy Award nominations. Bad Day at Black Rock, American mystery film, released in 1955, that fused elements of the western with those of film noir. It was based on Howard Breslin’s short story “Bad Time at Honda” (1947). (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
Bad Day at Black Rock. Spencer Tracy received his fifth Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a one-armed stranger who arrives at a small Southwestern town shortly after WWII in pursuit of a Japanese farmer. 1,542 IMDb 7.7 1 h 21 min 1955. X-Ray ALL. Drama · Malicious · Mysterious · Tense. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $4.29. Buy. HD $9.99.
John Sturges. Director. Millard Kaufman. Screenplay. Howard Breslin. Story. 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.
NR, 1 hr 21 min. 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. Searching for a man named Komoko, Macreedy is met with disdain by virtually every local, including the resident thug, Hector David (Lee Marvin), and the imposing Reno Smith (Robert Ryan).
