Bad Day at Black Rock
1955 · 81 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 25,123 VOTES · DIR. John Sturges
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 840 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:47 Stopping?
00:05:48 They're eVery one of them loCked up.
00:08:35 What do you think?
00:10:33 You might try that garage down at the end of the street.
00:13:55 Don't get too nerVous too fast, HeCtor.
00:16:27 This ain't no information bureau.
00:18:51 Got here in '41, just before Pearl Harbor.
00:21:28 Maybe there's something I ought to ask you...
00:24:20 Not MaCreedy. I know those maimed guys.
00:26:40 Snap out of it. You're gonna haVe a CompleX or something.
00:33:43 -Still eXpeCting that ConVention? -What?
00:36:10 My brother, Pete, he'd neVer leaVe.
00:39:02 Morning after Pearl, I was the first man at Marine ReCruiting in Sand City.
00:40:50 Outsiders Coming in looking for something.
00:43:20 -Hi. -Hello.
00:45:37 -Why should I miX in? -I don't know. Maybe to saVe a life.
00:49:17 That's what it says.
00:52:21 You're a yellow-bellied Jap loVer! Am I right or wrong?
00:56:35 In Case you're interested, Coley will liVe, I'm truly sorry to say.
00:58:43 -I'd hate to-- -HeCtor.
01:01:27 You're a troublesome dummy. You're liable to end up on your own slab.
01:03:16 Why don't you tell me what happened?
01:05:57 Listen, I'm getting MaCreedy out of town.
01:11:13 First things first, honey.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed840
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:01:47
Final line01:11:13
Production Record
DirectorJohn Sturges
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,271,000
Revenue$3,788,000
IMDb votes25,123