Spencer Tracy
John J. Macreedy
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A 1955 American film noir neo-Western starring Spencer Tracy as a one-armed stranger who uncovers a dark secret in a small desert town. The film was based on a short story, nominated for three Oscars, and selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.
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.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- John Sturges
- 1955-02-13
A classic suspense thriller starring Spencer Tracy as a one-armed veteran who exposes a dark secret in a small town. Learn more about the film's synopsis, cast, crew, awards, photos, videos and trivia.
- John Sturges, Joel Freeman
- Spencer Tracy
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) was one of the earliest Hollywood motion pictures to feature Asian martial arts. The movie had three Oscar winners at the time (...
- 6 min
- 1.9M
- Kuvasz Vizsla
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.
Bad Day at Black Rock. NEW. 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.
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- Crime, Drama
A film noir-western starring Spencer Tracy as a one-armed veteran who uncovers a murder in a racist Arizona town. The article summarizes the plot, the themes, the cast, and the production of the film, and provides a link to Martin Scorsese's essay on film preservation.
