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Sublime work
The intolerance has not political color , identity card and it has not related with a specific nation.
Bad day... is a dark and bitter story in a small town about a murderer . The victim is a japanese citizen , killed by a leader who hated all men who came from the Eastern World .
Far beyond the horrors lived in WW2 , the hate still remains in the heart the soul and the memories of this little community who decides "to clean" the town from this japanese disease.
Spencer Tracy will be sent to investigate the sudden dissapearance of this japanese citizen.
Knock out performance of Spencer Tracy and unforgettable punch from Robert Ryan. Lee Marvin plays a little role.
Big-time suspense in small-scale gem!
The first American film to strike out at anti-Japanese racism, this excellent drama makes all of it's points stick; by--like "High Noon"--using the conventions of a thriller to punctuate issues of social conscience. Never stooping to preach, "Bad Day at Black Rock" succeeds due to the high degree of integrity in every department. What could have been absurd pretentious morass is spared, largely due to the professionalism of John Sturges, displaying all the directorial virtues of craftsmanship, economy, and self-effacement. To Millard Kaufmann's terse script also belongs much credit; providing character-driven suspense, strongly drawn personalities, pithy dialogue, and knowing social comment. Not a mere, simple who-dunnit, the airtight scenario develops handsomely, with many new problems, issues, and angles. [In fact, the "guilty town" motif, cliche of so many later westerns, traces its origins to "Bad Day at Black Rock!"] Sinew is put on this skeleton by the superb cast: Spencer Tracy at his usual brilliant standard; the much underrated Robert Ryan providing an equally forceful prescence; Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Walter Brennan, and Dean Jagger all chipping in with solid support. The final brushstrokes are provided by William C. Mellor's striking color cinematography. A highly recommended, intelligent classic of suspense!
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