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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
7.8
A one handed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary. Director:John Sturges |
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| Spencer Tracy | ... | ||
| Robert Ryan | ... | ||
| Anne Francis | ... | ||
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Dean Jagger | ... | |
| Walter Brennan | ... | ||
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John Ericson | ... | |
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| Lee Marvin | ... | ||
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Russell Collins | ... | |
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Walter Sande | ... | |
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Walter Beaver | ... |
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Billy Dix | ... |
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Mickey Little | ... |
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K.L. Smith | ... |
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Storyline
From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. The town is only a speck on the map and few if any strangers ever come to the place. Macreedy himself is tight-lipped about the purpose of his trip and he finds that the hotel refuses him a room, the local garage refuses to rent him a car and the sheriff is a useless drunkard. It's apparent that the locals have something to hide but when he finally tells them that he is there to speak to a Japanese-American farmer named Kamoko, he touches a nerve so sensitive that he will spend the next 24 hours fighting for his life. Written by garykmcd
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Suddenly you realize murder is at your elbow! - and there's no way out! See more »Parents Guide:
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Conspiración de silencio See more »Company Credits
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Mono (35 mm optical prints) (Western Electric Sound System) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1
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Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: Adobe Flat?
John J. Macreedy: Yeah.
Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: No cabs.
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The script called for Spencer Tracy's character to light matches one-handed. Tracy had difficulty with this and convinced director John Sturges to let him use a Zippo lighter, as every veteran he ever met had one. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: Mid-century film, made in the mid 50s and set in the late 40s. The lobby of the hotel, in this desert hamlet, has a slot machine, which the Lee Marvin character is clearly addicted to playing. This would indicate that the fictional desert hamlet is in Nevada, the only state where gambling was legal in those years. The rented jeep, that figures into so much of the action, has California license plates, shown in close-up. See more »Quotes
John J. Macreedy: I want to go to a place called Adobe Flat. Are there any cabs available?Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: Adobe Flat?
John J. Macreedy: Yeah.
Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: No cabs.
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Connections
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Teenagers from Outer Space (#5.4)" (1992) See more »
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