13 Jan 1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
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.
Outside the Wall
All I know about dames I heard in prison ... now I can find out for myself !
Larry Nelson, paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, is determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, and takes a quiet job at a country sanitarium. Thete, he meets and falls for a nurse, Charlotte Maynard, and he knows the only way to enter her web is to have a lot of money, for Miss Maynard is somewhat of a gold-digger.
Top Billed Cast
Richard Basehart Larry Nelson
Marilyn Maxwell Charlotte Maynard
Signe Hasso Celia Bentner
Dorothy Hart Ann Taylor
Lloyd Gough Red Chaney
Harry Morgan Garth
John Hoyt Jack Bernard
Mickey Knox Latzo
Harry Antrim Dr. Stone (uncredited)
Joe Besser The Cook (uncredited)
Peggie Castle Crossroads Tavern Waitress (uncredited)
Stephen Chase Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Dubov Stick-Up Man (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle Stick-Up Man (uncredited)
Anne P. Kramer Bertie, the Waitress
Ralph Montgomery Bar Customer (uncredited)
Tudor Owen Watchman (uncredited)
Tracey Roberts Floozie in Bar (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan Man in Hospital Cafeteria (uncredited)
Joseph Sweeney Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
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