From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. The town is only a speck on the map, and few strangers ever come to the place. Macreedy himself is tight-lipped about the purpose of his trip and he finds that the hotel refuses him a room, the local garage refuses to rent him a car, and the sheriff is a useless drunkard. It's apparent that the locals have something to hide, but when he finally tells them that he is th... (Full plot summary below)
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From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. The town is only a speck on the map, and few strangers ever come to the place. Macreedy himself is tight-lipped about the purpose of his trip and he finds that the hotel refuses him a room, the local garage refuses to rent him a car, and the sheriff is a useless drunkard. It's apparent that the locals have something to hide, but when he finally tells them that he is there to speak to a Japanese-American farmer named Kamoko, he touches a nerve so sensitive that he will spend the next 24 hours fighting for his life.
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| Tim Dirks' The Greatest FilmsTim DirksBad Day at Black Rock (1955) is both a tightly-written, suspenseful, dramatic action film (with film noirish qualities) and a western. |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowFabulous 1955 Spencer Tracy story of prejudice. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrAn action film for people who don't like action films. |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerSturges laces his allegory with mounting tension. |
| Film ThreatRory L. Aronsky...watching this set of actors go at it with each other, with Tracy as the calm center of gravity, is impressive. |
| Filmcritic.comChris Cabina portrait of American distrust leading into the potent paranoia of the Cold War |
| Miami HeraldEnrique FernandezSuperb, if it weren't, as we said, for the too-obvious liberal teachings that interrupt the terrific ation. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. PuccioBad Day at Black Rock is a tightly knit classic that helps one to admire the continuing power of good movies. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceMillard Kaufman's dialogue at times sticks to the roof of the mouth, but Sturges' visual construction is minute |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewNicely put together by Sturges, its suspense derives largely from the excellent performances and imaginative use of the 'Scope frame by cameraman William C Mellor. |
