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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

8.1 Listal rating
7.9 IMDB rating

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John J. Macreedy doesn't know it, but when he steps off the train at the jerkwater town of Black Rock, he will soon find himself 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. What Macreedy co ... (more)


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Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

John J. Macreedy
Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Reno Smith
Anne Francis

Anne Francis

Liz Wirth
Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Tim Horn
Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Doc Velie
John Ericson

John Ericson

Pete Wirth
Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Coley Trimble
Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Hector David
Russell Collins

Russell Collins

Mr. Hastings


Written by (View all) :
Millard Kaufman

Millard Kaufman

(screenplay)
Don McGuire

Don McGuire

(adaptation)


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BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jul 20 3:30
"Bad Day at Black Rock" is a riveting suspense thriller with several memorable performances from a first rate cast. Spencer Tracy (in one of his best roles) excels as John J. MacReedy who is in Black Rock to take a medal to the father of one of his wartime colleagues now that the war is over. He encounters unexpected resentment and hostility from some of the residents, in particular from Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin who make a trio of formidable villains. When threats and intimidation have no effect on Tracy (who doggedly continues his investigations) the three men resort to violence. Also in the impressive cast are Anne Francis (I mentioned this film to her some years back when I met her in Hollywood), Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson and Russell Collins. With the ...Read more