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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.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and bleak.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Spencer TracyJohn J. Macreedy
- Robert RyanReno Smith
- Walter BrennanDoc T.R. Velie Jr.
- Lee MarvinHector David
- Dean JaggerTim Horn
- Anne FrancisLiz Wirth
- John EricsonPete Wirth
- Ernest BorgnineColey Trimble
- Russell CollinsMr. Hastings
- Walter SandeSam
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- John SturgesDirector
- Millard KaufmanScreenplay
- William C. MellorDirector of Photography
- André PrevinOriginal Music Composer
- Newell P. KimlinEditor
- Dore ScharyProducer
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