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The Big Clock( 1948)

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The Strangest and Most Savage Manhunt in History!

Overview

Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth to find the killer. As the investigation proceeds to its conclusion, Stroud must try to disrupt his ordinarily brilliant investigative team as they increasingly build evidence (albeit wrong) that he is the killer. In the book it is based on George Stroud is clearly having an affair with Pauline. Even more shocking, Janoth kills Pauline when she accuses him, with some justification, not of having a series of affairs with his secretaries but of being his associate Hagen’s homosexual lover. Pauline, in turn, is described as bisexual. Remade years later as "No Way Out" starring Kevin Costner.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ray Milland

      George Stroud

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      Charles Laughton

      Earl Janoth

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      Maureen O'Sullivan

      Georgette Stroud

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      George Macready

      Steve Hagen

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      Rita Johnson

      Pauline York

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      Elsa Lanchester

      Louise Patterson

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      Harold Vermilyea

      Don Klausmeyer

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      Dan Tobin

      Roy Cordette

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      Harry Morgan

      Bill Womack

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      Richard Webb

      Nat Sperling

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      Elaine Riley

      Lily Gold

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      Luis van Rooten

      Edwin Orlin

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      Lloyd Corrigan

      McKinley

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      Frank Orth

      Burt

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      Margaret Field

      Second Secretary

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      Philip Van Zandt

      Sidney Kislav

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      Henri Letondal

      Antique Dealer

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      Douglas Spencer

      Bert Finch

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      Bobby Watson

      Morton Spalding

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      B.G. Norman

      George Jr.

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      Joey Ray

      Joe Talbot

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      Frances Morris

      Grace Adams

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      Harry Rosenthal

      Charlie

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      Ernö Verebes

      Waiter

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      James Burke

      O'Brien

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      Lucille Barkley

      Hatcheck Girl

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      Bess Flowers

      Woman in Conference Room (uncredited)

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      Noel Neill

      Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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      Julia Faye

      Secretary (uncredited)

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      Theresa Harris

      Daisy (uncredited)

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      Lucy Knoch

      Secretary (uncredited)

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      Judy Nugent

      Penelope Patterson (uncredited)

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      Ruth Roman

      Secretary at Meeting (uncredited)

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      Bea Allen

      Betty (uncredited)

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      Franklyn Farnum

      (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hamilton

      Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)

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      Bert Moorhouse

      Editor at Conference Table (uncredited)

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      Harry Anderson

      Guard (uncredited)

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      James Carlisle

      Van Spove (uncredited)

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      Al Ferguson

      Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)

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      Frank Hagney

      Ice Man (uncredited)

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      Norman Leavitt

      Tourist (uncredited)

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      Lee Miller

      Man from 'Airways' in Elevator (uncredited)

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      Dick Gordon

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Barry Norton

      Man at Van Barth's (uncredited)

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      Lester Dorr

      Cabby (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    9
    Written by John Chard on Sat Jan 05 2019
    How did I get into this rat race? Egomaniac publisher Earl Janoth (Charles Laughton) murders his mistress in a fit of temper. He then uses all his power and connections to pin the crime on another man seen close to the crime. George Stroud (Ray Milland), editor of Janoth's own Crimeways magazine, is put in charge of tracing the mystery man. Which is fine until he finds that as he digs deeper, all the evidence points to he himself being the fall guy! Ostensibly film noir it may be, but The Big Clock still has something to offer even the most casual of cinema goer. Directed by the still ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • based on novel or book
    • clock
    • magazine
    • gay interest
    • film noir
    • murder
    • publisher
    • sundial
    • all evidence points to protagonist