Cinematic background from Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 - One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Directors:
John Sturges
Writers:
Don McGuire, Millard Kaufman, Howard Breslin
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Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man walking down a street in a suit and hat; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A group of men sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man standing on the side of a road near a fire hydrant; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men sitting on a couch in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man standing on a train track in the middle of nowhere; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and hat talking to another man in jeans; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men are standing on a train track near a train; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man sitting in a chair wearing a suit and hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and a man in a hat talking to each other in front of a desk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a cowboy hat standing next to a fire hydrant; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man holding a gun while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A group of men sitting on top of a wooden bench; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a hill; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man in a suit and hat sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A couple of men standing next to each other on top of a hill; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a cowboy hat standing in front of a bar and grill; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man standing next to a red fire hydrant in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man standing on the side of a train track next to a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A group of men sitting in chairs in a room with a mountain in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a hat and a tie standing in front of a truck; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a suit and hat walking down the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting in a chair wearing a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man standing next to a wooden pole in the middle of the desert; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other on a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man walking down a dirt road in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man sitting in a chair holding a bottle of beer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An old car parked in front of a mountain range; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man sitting on a chair outside a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A couple of men standing next to each other near a sign; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man standing next to a red fire hydrant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A red and orange train traveling down train tracks next to a station; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A woman in a plaid shirt and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in plaid shirt behind a metal fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man in a suit and hat is standing next to a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A dirt road in front of a mountain range; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a hat and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a cowboy hat standing next to a fire hydrant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men sitting on a chair in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and a woman in a plaid shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a cowboy hat standing in front of a staircase; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An old car is parked on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man sitting in front of a window with mountains in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man smoking a cigarette while sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men standing in a living room talking to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An old car driving down a dirt road near mountains; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a cowboy hat sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man sitting in a chair in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A woman in a plaid shirt wearing a hat and holding a pencil; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man in a suit and hat standing in front of a pile of rocks; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a red hat is talking to another man in a red hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting on a chair reading a newspaper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a hat standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a cowboy hat standing next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men in cowboy hats sitting on a porch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men standing next to an old wooden car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a hat standing next to a fire hydrant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a cowboy hat standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting on top of a couch in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A train traveling down tracks through a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men in suits and cowboy hats standing in front of a train; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A woman standing on a dirt road wearing a plaid shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A truck driving down a dirt road next to mountains; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men are having a drink at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A train traveling down tracks next to a mountain side; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men sitting at a table in front of drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A train traveling down train tracks next to buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a red hat and a plaid shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and a hat at a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting in front of a microphone on the phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a cowboy hat standing next to a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men in suits and hats talking to each other in front of a metal gate; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A woman in a blue shirt is looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man in a suit and hat sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a suit and hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man sitting in a chair in front of a camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting at a table holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in front of mountains; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and a hat standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a cowboy hat standing in front of a bar and grill; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men standing next to each other near a train track; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An old truck driving down a dirt road next to a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – Two men sitting at a counter in front of a bottle of soda; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing in front of a door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man walking down a dirt road in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A group of men sitting on a couch in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man pumping gas into an old car; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An old jeep driving down a dirt road in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a house; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting on a chair in a living room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – An older man wearing a hat and suspenders; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other on the side of a road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a hat is talking to another man in a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and hat talking to another man in a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), directed by John Sturges – A man and a boy standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle