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Bad Day at Black Rock

7.3

Released January 13, 1955Runtime 1h 21min

Just the way it happened!

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.

Genres

Thriller

Mystery

Drama

Western

Production Companies

Loew's Incorporated

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $1,271,000
Revenue: $3,788,000
Profit/Loss: $2,517,000

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Cast

Spencer TracyJohn J. Macreedy

Robert RyanReno Smith

Walter BrennanDoc T.R. Velie Jr.

Lee MarvinHector David

Dean JaggerTim Horn

Anne FrancisLiz Wirth

John EricsonPete Wirth

Ernest BorgnineColey Trimble

Russell CollinsMr. Hastings

Walter SandeSam

Billy DixCafe Lounger (uncredited)

K.L. SmithCafe Lounger (uncredited)

Robert GriffinSecond Train Conductor (uncredited)

Harry HarveyFirst Train Conductor (uncredited)

Bobby JohnsonOne of Two Porters (uncredited)

Francis McDonaldTall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

Crew

John SturgesDirector

Joel FreemanAssistant Director

Howard BreslinStory

Millard KaufmanScreenplay

Don McGuireAdaptation

Dore ScharyProducer

Herman HoffmanAssociate Producer

André PrevinOriginal Music Composer

William C. MellorDirector of Photography

Newell P. KimlinEditor

John TruweMakeup Artist

Malcolm BrownArt Direction

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Fred M. MacLeanSet Decoration

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

Wesley C. MillerRecording Supervision

Roger CreedStunts

Danny SandsStunts

Leo ArnaudOrchestrator

Alexander CourageOrchestrator

Wally HeglinOrchestrator

Carey LoftinStunt Double

John IndrisanoStunt Coordinator

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Reviews

Hateful subject given a master class telling. Produced by Dore Schary out of MGM, Bad Day at Black Rock is directed by John Sturges and stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin. It's adapted by Don McGuire and Milla...