Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3ReleasedWesternDramaCrime

Bad Day at Black Rock

"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.

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Cast

  • Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    John J. Macreedy
  • Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    Reno Smith
  • Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
  • Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    Hector David
  • Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    Tim Horn
  • Anne Francis
    Anne Francis
    Liz Wirth
  • John Ericson
    John Ericson
    Pete Wirth
  • Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    Coley Trimble
  • Russell Collins
    Russell Collins
    Mr. Hastings
  • Walter Sande
    Walter Sande
    Sam
  • Billy Dix
    Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
  • K.L. Smith
    Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
  • Robert Griffin
    Robert Griffin
    Second Train Conductor (uncredited)
  • Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    First Train Conductor (uncredited)
  • Bobby Johnson
    One of Two Porters (uncredited)
  • Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald
    Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)

Crew

  • John Sturges
    John Sturges
    Director
  • Howard Breslin
    Story
  • Millard Kaufman
    Screenplay
  • Don McGuire
    Don McGuire
    Adaptation
  • Dore Schary
    Dore Schary
    Producer
  • André Previn
    André Previn
    Original Music Composer
  • William C. Mellor
    William C. Mellor
    Director of Photography
  • Newell P. Kimlin
    Editor
  • John Truwe
    Makeup Artist
  • Malcolm Brown
    Art Direction
  • Cedric Gibbons
    Cedric Gibbons
    Art Direction
  • Fred M. MacLean
    Set Decoration
  • Edwin B. Willis
    Edwin B. Willis
    Set Decoration
  • Joel Freeman
    Assistant Director
  • Wesley C. Miller
    Recording Supervision
  • Herman Hoffman
    Associate Producer

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