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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Walter Brennan, Lee Marvin
Runtime81 min
RatingPG
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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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Directed by the acclaimed John Sturges in 1955, 'Bad Day at Black Rock' is a tense and suspenseful thriller that blends elements of mystery and Western. With a standout performance by Spencer Tracy as a one-armed war veteran uncovering dark secrets in a small town, the film offers a gripping exploration of prejudice, violence, and moral ambiguity that will captivate fans of classic Hollywood cinema.
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Bad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 American neo-Western film noir directed by John Sturges with screenplay by Millard Kaufman. It stars Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan with support from Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin. The film is a crime drama set in 1945 that contains elements of the revisionist Western genre. In the plot, a one-armed stranger (Tracy) comes to a small desert town and uncovers an evil secret that has corrupted the entire community.
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