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Rating: 9.5 stars

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All movies seen on 02/20/2025

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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Directed by John Sturges

Adventure | Crime | Drama

Most recently watched by sensoria, sleestakk

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.

Length 81 minutes

Actors

Spencer Tracy | Robert Ryan | Walter Brennan | Lee Marvin | Dean Jagger | Anne Francis | John Ericson | Ernest Borgnine | Russell Collins | Walter Sande | Billy Dix | K.L. Smith | Robert Griffin | Harry Harvey | Bobby Johnson | Francis McDonald

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

It was showing on TCM, so I was magnetically drawn to watching it again. Such a great watch, and the 81-minute runtime makes it so easy. Spencer Tracy is an all-time great. Love the widescreen cinematography in the eastern Sierras.

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