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.

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Spencer Tracy
• Robert Ryan
• Walter Brennan
• Lee Marvin
• Dean Jagger
• Anne Francis
• John Ericson
• Ernest Borgnine