Bad Day at Black Rock 1955  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Western / Thriller
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson, Walter Sande, Russell Collins, Francis McDonald, Billy Dix, Harry Harvey, Mickey Little, Bobby Johnson
Based on Howard Breslin's novel, this movie tells the story of one-armed John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) who arrives in the town of Black Rock on a mission. He tries and fails to find a hotel room, and his request for information about a Japanese farmer, Komoko, who he has come to see is met with silence by Sheriff Tom Horn (Dean Jagger). The town is run by Reno Smith (Robert Ryan) who hates the Japanese and had Komoko killed. Macreedy is unaware of Smith's secret and does locate Komoto's home where he finds his grave. One of Smith's henchmen, Coley Trimble (Ernest Borgnine), has followed Macreedy to Komoto's home, and now Macreedy must not only deal with the cover-ups by the townsfolk, but he will be fighting for his own life as well. Spencer Tracy and Director John Sturges received Oscar nominations.
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Deadly Is the Female 1950 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Gun Crazy
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky, Anabel Shaw, Harry Lewis, Nedrick Young, Trevor Bardette, Russ Tamblyn, Don Beddoe, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Dunn, Virginia Farmer, Ray Teal, Mickey Little
World War II veteran Bart Tare (John Dall) has a gun fixation and meets the perfect woman for him. Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) is a carnival sharpshooter who is also obsessed with guns. Bart and Annie marry but need money, so they set off together on a cross-country trek committing a series of daring robberies. When Annie commits murder during one of the robberies, the law, including Bart's friend Sheriff Clyde Boston (Harry Lewis), begins to close in on them.
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| 1. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
2. Deadly Is the Female (1950)
aka: Gun Crazy
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