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Bad Day at Black Rock (1954)
Director: John Sturges
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Occasionally flabby but generally impressive thriller in which one-armed war-veteran Tracy gets off a train to encounter a desert town full of aggressive types clearly hiding a secret (involving land-grabbing and murder: Hollywood's first acknowledgement of America's less than honourable treatment of its Japanese citizens during World War II). Nicely put together by Sturges, its suspense derives largely from the excellent performances and imaginative use of the 'Scope frame by cameraman William C Mellor.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: John Sturges
Producer: Dore Schary
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 81 mins
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