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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.
Language
Budget$1,271,000
Revenue $3,788,000
English
Budget$1,271,000
Revenue $3,788,000
Keywords
film noir
murder
racism
desert
based on short story
post world war ii
southwestern u.s.
one armed man
japanese american
1940s
Casts
Spencer Tracy
John J. Macreedy
Robert Ryan
Reno Smith
Walter Brennan
Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
Lee Marvin
Hector David
Dean Jagger
Tim Horn
Anne Francis
Liz Wirth
John Ericson
Pete Wirth
Ernest Borgnine
Coley Trimble
Russell Collins
Mr. Hastings
Walter Sande
Sam
Billy Dix
Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
K.L. Smith
Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Robert Griffin
Second Train Conductor (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
First Train Conductor (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson
One of Two Porters (uncredited)
Francis McDonald
Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger (uncredited)
Crews
John Sturges
Director
Millard Kaufman
Screenplay
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Howard Breslin
Story
Dore Schary
Producer
André Previn
Original Music Composer
Don McGuire
Adaptation
Newell P. Kimlin
Editor
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Joel Freeman
Assistant Director
Malcolm Brown
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision
Roger Creed
Stunts
Danny Sands
Stunts
Wally Heglin
Orchestrator
Leo Arnaud
Orchestrator
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Herman Hoffman
Associate Producer
John Indrisano
Stunt Coordinator
Carey Loftin
Stunt Double
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