“Just the way it happened!”
Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3
420 votes·1955
·1h 21m
·MovieWesternDramaCrime
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.
Commercial Verdict
Hit
Revenue vs Budget3.0x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Profitable theatrical release
Keywords
film noirmurderracismdesertbased on short storypost world war iisouthwestern u.s.one armed manjapanese american1940s
Cast
Spencer Tracy
John J. Macreedy
Robert Ryan
Reno Smith
Walter Brennan
Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
Lee Marvin
Hector David
Dean Jagger
Tim Horn
Anne Francis
Liz Wirth
John Ericson
Pete Wirth
Ernest Borgnine
Coley Trimble
Russell Collins
Mr. Hastings
Walter Sande
Sam
Billy Dix
Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
K.L. Smith
Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Robert Griffin
Second Train Conductor (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
First Train Conductor (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson
One of Two Porters (uncredited)
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