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The Big Clock (1948)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:6

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In this vintage film noir, crime-rag publisher Earl Janoth (Charles Laughton) tries to tag his editor George Stroud (Ray Milland) with the savage murder of the publisher's mistress when he glimpses... In this vintage film noir, crime-rag publisher Earl Janoth (Charles Laughton) tries to tag his editor George Stroud (Ray Milland) with the savage murder of the publisher's mistress when he glimpses the editor skulking out of her apartment. The twist to an otherwise familiar tale is that Janoth assigns Stroud to find the killer, even as the clues start pointing right at the editor himself. Based on Kenneth Fearing's novel, the film was remade in 1987 as NO WAY OUT. [More]

Starring: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready

Starring: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready, Rita Johnson, Elsa Lanchester, Harold Vermilyea, James Burke, Dan Tobin, Henry Morgan

Director: John Farrow

Director: John Farrow
Producer: Richard Maibaum
Composer: Victor Young

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Wonderful thriller as Milland tries to prove his innocence while Laughton plots to get away with murder.

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Terrific suspense ... still packs a punch.

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...there's no denying that the movie possesses a surprisingly contemporary vibe.

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Thrilling psychological film noir.

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First-rate 'noirish' thriller with comedy.

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