Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

  • NR
  • 01/13/1955 (US)
  • Thriller, Mystery, Western
  • 1h 21m

Just the way it happened!

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.

John Sturges

Director

Millard Kaufman

Screenplay

Howard Breslin

Story

Cast

Spencer Tracy's headshot

Spencer Tracy

John J. Macreedy
Robert Ryan's headshot

Robert Ryan

Reno Smith
Walter Brennan's headshot

Walter Brennan

Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
Lee Marvin's headshot

Lee Marvin

Hector David
Dean Jagger's headshot

Dean Jagger

Tim Horn
Anne Francis's headshot

Anne Francis

Liz Wirth
John Ericson's headshot

John Ericson

Pete Wirth
Ernest Borgnine's headshot

Ernest Borgnine

Coley Trimble

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