Bad Day at Black Rock

1955 1 hr 21 min

John Sturges fuses elements of film noir into this revisionist Western starring Spencer Tracy. Tracy plays a one-armed stranger passing through an isolated California desert town where he finds that the residents of this tiny hamlet are harboring a dark secret that they will protect by any means necessary. Employing early use of CinemaScope, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK is a tight thriller filled with menace, mood, and arresting visuals.

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