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
16 people
Spencer Tracy
John J. Macreedy
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Robert Ryan
Reno Smith
Known for
The Wild Bunch
The Set-Up
Walter Brennan
Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
Known for
Rio Bravo
To Have and Have Not
Lee Marvin
Hector David
Known for
The Dirty Dozen
Point Blank
Dean Jagger
Tim Horn
Known for
Game of Death
Vanishing Point
Anne Francis
Liz Wirth
Known for
Forbidden Planet
Return
John Ericson
Pete Wirth
Known for
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Forty Guns
Ernest Borgnine
Coley Trimble
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Russell Collins
Mr. Hastings
Known for
The Enemy Below
Niagara
Walter Sande
Sam
Known for
To Have and Have Not
Invaders from Mars
Billy Dix
Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Also in
Giant from the Unknown
She Demons
K.L. Smith
Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Also in
Jungle Moon Men
The Invaders
John Sturges Director · Millard Kaufman Screenplay Howard Breslin Story
Worldwide gross $3.8M · Budget $1.3M · United States release January 13, 1955
Box office
Budget
$1,271,000
Worldwide gross
$3,788,000
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Loew's
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 8, 1954
Premiere · New York City
United States · January 13, 1955
Limited theatrical · Texas
United States
February 1, 1955 · Theatrical
Austria
December 2, 1955 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 13, 1955 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 12, 1958 · Theatrical
France
June 22, 1955 · Theatrical
Germany
October 18, 1955 · Theatrical
Italy
October 28, 1955 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 14, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
January 13, 1955 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 17, 1955 · Theatrical · London
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