Bad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...1955 film which tells the story of a stranger who comes to a small town to give the father of a Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  _ Total  _ % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ...Japanese_American soldier the medals that his son won. But he encounters a mystery that permeates the entire town. It stars Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 _ June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 through the 1960s. ...Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan (November 11, 1909 _ July 11, 1973) was an American actor born in Chicago, Illinois. ...Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger (November 17, 1903 in film – February 5, 1991) was an American film actor. ...Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, (25 July 1894 _ 21 September 1974) was a veteran character actor, notably in westerns. ...Walter Brennan, Illustration of John Ericsson John Ericsson (July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother, Nils Ericson. ...John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an American actor. ...Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin, (February 19, 1924 _ August 29, 1987) was an American film actor. ...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 Eliot Sturges (3 January 1911 – 18 August 1982) Known as The dean of big-budget action movies made during the 1950s and 1960. Sturges movies include The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Ice Station Zebra and Marooned (movie). ...John Sturges.

This movie is particularly remembered for the powerhouse performace of Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 _ June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 through the 1960s. ...Spencer Tracy as the stanger who comes to town and redefines the way the town was being run. There was a cold anger in the character played by Spence and his portrayal still sends a chill down your spine.

It was nominated for Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...Academy Awards for The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...Best Actor in a Leading Role (Spencer Tracy), The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...Best Director and The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ...Best Writing, Screenplay.