The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 18, 2021

Hidden Classics Blogathon – Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) On May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized The Spring Blogathon at the Classic Movie Blog Association is here and this year, our lovely hosts decided to go with Hidden Classics – m   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 10, 2019

In its theatrical cut, Bad Day at Black Rock opens furiously, charging forward with the momentum of a freight train as the credits roll and Andre Previn’s score thrashes in the film’s most manic moment. From thenceforward, its greatest strength is restraint. The whole town cowers around   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 15, 2017

Bad Day at Black Rock opens with a startling long shot of a train shooting through the desert like an angry centipede. There is a feeling of recklessness to the image, as if the hurtling Streamliner could go off the rails from the aggression of its momentum. From that first...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on February 12, 2016

Bad Day at Black Rock Directed by John Sturges Written by Millard Kaufman and Don McGuire based on a story by Howard Breslin 1955/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #287 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Reno Smith: He was a Jap, wasn’t he? This is an excellen   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 7, 2014

Starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan with Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Dean Jagger, and Anne Francis, the whole story takes place in an isolated desert town. Tracy as the one-armed man Macready comes to the town and soon is face to face with many cold, detached, and suspicious folks. He...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 7, 2014

Starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan with Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Dean Jagger, and Anne Francis, the whole story takes place in an isolated desert town. Tracy as the one-armed man Macready comes to the town and soon is face to face with many cold, detached, and suspicious folks. He...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on June 20, 2014

Share This! Suddenly you realize murder is at your elbow! – and there’s no way out! Based on Howard Breslin’s Bad Day at Hondo, the 1955 film Bad Day at Black Rock is often wedged into the Western genre.  Honda was undoubtedly changed to Bad Rock as a result of the...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on November 23, 2012

I usually feel the need to slap my head when I wait so long to see certain films.  If you hear a light slap throughout this review it’s me doing copiously joining my face with my palm.  Bad Day at Black Rock is a fantastic film that I wouldn’t have...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 30, 2011

In 1945, not too many people are coming to the small western town of Black Rock anymore. In fact, when John Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) comes to town, it’s the first time the train has stopped in Black Rock in four years. Although he doesn’t exactly expect a warm welcome, he...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on October 4, 2010

My reaction to Bad Day at Black Rock is a guarded one. It runs eighty-one minutes and is frequently long when it should be short and short when it should be long. The conclusion, for instance, is something of a misfire. Ironically, after abandoning him for fifteen minutes near the...   read more