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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.
- $3,788,000
- André Previn
- $1,288,000
- Dore Schary
A classic western film starring Spencer Tracy as a one-armed stranger who uncovers a dark secret in a small town. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (24K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- John Sturges
- 1955-02-13
Synopsis. One hot summer day in 1945, when the Streamliner train stops at the remote desert town of Black Rock, Arizona, for the first time in four years, the townspeople greet the visiting stranger, a one-armed man named John J. Macreedy, with suspicion and hostility.
- John Sturges, Joel Freeman
- Spencer Tracy
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. John Sturges. Writing Credits. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Produced by. Music by. André Previn. Cinematography by. William C. Mellor. ... director of photography. Editing by. Newell P. Kimlin. Art Direction by. Malcolm Brown.
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. Watchlist
- (149)
- 1955
- John J. Macreedy; Reno Smith; Liz Wirth
- John Sturges
A one-armed war veteran (Spencer Tracy) investigates a mysterious disappearance in a racist town in 1955. See the cast, crew, reviews, photos, and where to watch this 97% Tomatometer film.
- (35)
- Crime, Drama
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Summaries. A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary. From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. The town is only a speck on the map, and few strangers ever come to the place.