1. Bad Day at Black Rock | Eye Filmmuseum
Macreedy wants to present him with the medal of honour the army posthumously awarded to his son. poster Bad Day at Black Rock (John Sturges, US 1955). This ...
Western and film noir? John Sturges proves it can be done. WOII veteran John J. Macreedy investigates a mysterious disappearance in a small, suspicious, anti-communist Arizona town. With Spencer Tracey, Lee Marvin and Anne Francis.
2. REVIEW: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) - FictionMachine.
28 jan 2024 · Spencer Tracy plays Macreedy: the film is based on the novella “Bad Time at Honda” by Howard Breslin, and that presented him as a man in his 30s ...
A stranger rides into town, setting off a world of trouble. It is as good a one-sentence summary of the western as I can manage, and while there are plenty of exceptions it is remarkable just how m…
3. AMB: BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955) - AOBG
14 jan 2024 · Bad Day at Black Rock (1955): Breakdown by The Hestinator (Brandon). A mysterious man with only one functional arm arrives in a tiny, remote ...
4. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK - Film Forum
“A hybrid of contemporary western and social problem picture, John Sturges' BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955) is one of the most intelligent examinations of violence ...
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK — Part of 50 FROM THE 50s, Friday, October 13 – Thursday, November 9 at Film Forum
5. Bad Day at Black Rock - Citizendium
15 jul 2024 · The screenplay is based on Bad Time at Honda, a 1947 short story by Howard Breslin which was published in The American Magazine. The ...
6. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) - Movie Review / Film Essay
A multifaceted tale of revenge, redemption, and stirring courage, “Bad Day at Black Rock” was a good day for cinema. John Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) arrives by ...
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7. Bad Day at Black Rock | Eye Filmmuseum
Met Bad Day at Black Rock speelde Sturges in op thema's die de VS in de jaren vijftig kenmerken: de angst voor de vreemdeling, het benauwende conformisme en de ...
Western en film noir in één? John Sturges bewijst dat het kan. WOII-veteraan John J. Macreedy onderzoekt een verdachte verdwijning, plaats van handeling: small town Arizona, broedplaats van achterdocht en communistenhaat. Met Spencer Tracey, Lee Marvin en Anne Francis.
8. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) - Filmsite.org
Bad Day at Black Rock was based on the short story "Bad Time at Hondo" by Howard Breslin and adapted by Don McGuire. The film serves as one of the first ...
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) is both a tightly-written, suspenseful, dramatic action film (with film noirish qualities) and a western. On the surface, this American film classic is concerned with the themes of individual integrity, group conformity and complacency, and civic responsibility. It can also be seen as a powerful, allegorical indictment of the Hollywood blacklist, created during the climate of suspicion and fear of the 1950s McCarthy era.
9. #691) Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) – The Horse's Head
10 apr 2024 · Written by Millard Kaufman. Adaptation by Don McGuire. Based on the short story “Bad Time at Honda” by Howard Breslin. Class of 2018.
#691) Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) OR “Tracy and Slow Burn” Directed by John Sturges Written by Millard Kaufman. Adaptation by Don McGuire. Based on the short story “Bad Time at H…
10. A lost film? Remembering Bad Day at Black Rock - International Examiner
21 apr 2023 · Bad Day at Black Rock belongs to a series civil rights “message” films produced during the 1950s and early 1960s that examined issues of race.
One would think that a film like Bad Day At Black Rock would be a household name. Directed by John Sturges (the same Sturges who directed The Magnificent Seven) and consisting of a star-studded cast of Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Ann Francis, Ernest Borgnine, Walter Brennan, and Lee Marvin, the film garnered three Academy Award […]