Bad Day at Black Rock

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• Movie Goof (errors in geography): Mid-century film, made in the mid 50s and set in the late 40s. The lobby of the hotel, in this desert hamlet, has a slot machine, which the Lee Marvin character is clearly addicted to playing. This would indicate that the fictional desert hamlet is in Nevada, the only state where gambling was legal in those years. The rented jeep, that figures into so much of the action, has California license plates, shown in close-up.
• Movie Goof (miscellaneous): As the train approaches the town, the horn blows twice, which is the signal for starting up. The mandatory signal for a grade crossing (long, long, short, long) is never blown, although one clearly exists. When the train departs, the conductor makes a confused hand signal to the engineer resembling the horizontal motion that means "stop" rather than the vertical motion that means "go". The engineer never responds with the "long, long" starting signal.
• Movie Goof (revealing mistake): Obvious stunt driver for Spencer Tracy during the chase with Coley.
• The sign behind the hotel desk is a quote from English evangelist John Wesley: "Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can."