The Clock (Under the Clock) (1945)
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100% of critics liked it
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85% of users liked it
(1,159 ratings)
The Clock was designed by MGM as a "small" picture--though characteristically, it was a bigger production than most "A" efforts from any other studio. Paul Gallico's simple story involves a girl (Judy Garland) and a GI (Robert Walker), who meet under the huge clock at New… More The Clock was designed by MGM as a "small" picture--though characteristically, it was a bigger production than most "A" efforts from any other studio. Paul Gallico's simple story involves a girl (Judy Garland) and a GI (Robert Walker), who meet under the huge clock at New York's Pennsylvania Station. Over the next 48 hours, the girl and the soldier fall in love, make the acquaintance of such lovable gotham types as cabbie James Gleason and inebriate Keenan Wynn, and decide to get married before the GI is shipped out again. The enormous Pennsylvania Station set, combined with some unusually convincing back projection (MGM was hitherto notorious for the worst back projection in the business) has convinced even lifelong New Yorkers that The Clock was actually lensed in Manhattan rather than Hollywood. Director Vincente Minnelli injected further visual dynamism in The Clock by seldom repeating the same camera angle twice. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vincente Minnelli
- Written By
- Robert Nathan, Joseph Schrank
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1945 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Gabe Leibowitz, eCinemaCenter.com
Billed in some circles as the original Before Sunrise, Vincente Minnelli's The Clock doesn't come particularly close to reaching those hallowed grounds, but its structure and conclusion certainly make the comparison understandable.
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Evanescent romance braving urban landscapes and wartime ruptures, captured by a gliding-craning-caressing camera
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...generally as affable and lighthearted as its premise might have indicated.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's hard not to be moved by its heart-warming romantic tale.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Drama with spectacular crowd scenes, showing life in New York City.
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Cast
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Judy Garland
as Alice Mayberry
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Robert Walker
as Cpl. Joe Allen
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James Gleason
as Al Henry
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Keenan Wynn
as The Drunk
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Marshall Thompson
as Bill
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Lucille Gleason
as Mrs. Al Henry
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Ruth Brady
as Helen
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Paul E. Burns
as Bartender
- Wheaton Chambers
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Chester Clute
as Michael Henry
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Dick Elliott
as Friendly Man
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Robert E. Homans
as Official
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Moyna MacGill
as Luncheonette Lady
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Arthur Space
as Blood Tester
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Ray Teal
as Cop
