‘Bad Day at Black Rock’: Whispers of the Past

Spencer Tracy’s character exposes secrets a town would like to keep hidden.

John J. Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) is a stranger with some questions, in “Bad Day at Black Rock.” MGM

NR | 1h 21m | Crime, Drama, Western | 1955

Trains in cinema often symbolize change, disruption, or an inevitable reckoning. Unlike cars or planes, they follow a fixed path; their arrival and departure marks definitive points in a story.