Bad Day at Black Rock

     

Bad Day at Black Rock1955

Director: John Sturges
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Dean Jagger
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 82 minutes

Otto Preminger expanded his vision in the 1960s with a whole series of ambitious, expansive dramas with huge casts and big themes. Advise and Consent (1962), an examination of deal making, party politics, and congressional diplomacy in Washington's … more »


Reno Smith:
I believe a man is as big as what he's seeking. I believe you're a big man, Mr. Macreedy.

John J. Macreedy:
Flattery will get you nowhere.

Reno Smith:
Why would a man like you be looking for a lousy Jap farmer?

John J. Macreedy:
Ohhh, dadgum, maybe I'm not so big.

Reno Smith:
Oh yes you are. I believe a man is as big as what'll make him mad. Nobody around here seems big enough to get you mad.

John J. Macreedy:
What makes you mad, Mr. Smith?

Reno Smith:
Me? Nothing, nothing...

John J. Macreedy:
Ah, you're a pretty big man yourself, then. Yet the... the Japanese make you mad, don't they?

Reno Smith:
Well, that's different.

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