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Saturday, March 24, 2018











     Bad Day at Black Rock
1955  NR  DRAMA  1h 21min
CAST— Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin
MUSIC— Andre Previn  DIRECTOR— John Sturges  BASED ON— Bad Time at Honda (story), by Howard Breslin

     A bad day, indeed. Spencer Tracy heads an all-star cast in this suspenseful drama that treats the viewer to the hospitality offered by the populace of Black Rock. When Tracy arrives in this sleepy desert town he is welcomed with a less than enthusiastic response. The locals, headed by ringleader Robert Ryan, give Tracy a cold and menacing shoulder when he begins asking questions regarding a certain member of the community. As the day passes danger looms as Tracy inches closer to the heart of the matter. The film, which unravels like a fine play, features many a great performance, but the real standout is Lee Marvin, playing one of Ryan’s hired thugs. May be considered a post WWII neo/pseudo-Western mystery.
OUR RATING— ** ½
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