Bad Day at Black Rock is a
1955 film which tells the story of a stranger who comes to a small town to give the father of a
Japanese-American soldier the medals that his son won. But he encounters a mystery that permeates the entire town. It stars
Spencer Tracy,
Robert Ryan[?],
Anne Francis[?],
Dean Jagger[?],
Walter Brennan[?],
John Ericson[?],
Ernest Borgnine and
Lee Marvin.
The movie was adapted by Don McGuire[?] and Millard Kaufman[?] from the story Bad Day at Hondo by Howard Breslin[?]. It was directed by John Sturges[?].
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Spencer Tracy), Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay.