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The Big Clock ()

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A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
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George Stroud
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Earl Janoth
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Georgette Stroud
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Steve Hagen
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Pauline York
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Louise Patterson
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Don Klausmeyer
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Ray Cordette
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Bill Womack (as Henry Morgan)
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Nat Sperling
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Lily Gold
Luis Van Rooten ...
Edwin Orlin
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McKinley
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Burt
Margaret Field ...
Second Secretary
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Sidney Kislav
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Antique Dealer
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Bert Finch
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Morton Spaulding
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George Jr.
Joey Ray ...
Joe Talbot
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Grace Adams
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Charlie
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Waiter (as Erno Verebes)
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O'Brien
Lucille Barkley ...
Hatcheck Girl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marlene Aames ...
Rosa O'Flynn (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
Bea Allen ...
Betty - Newsstand Operator (uncredited)
Dick Anderson ...
Clarinetist - Ernie Felice Quartet (uncredited)
Harry Anderson ...
Guard (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
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Man at Van Barth's (uncredited)
Paul Bradley ...
Man at Van Barth's (uncredited)
Bill Burt ...
Bartender (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Van Spove (uncredited)
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Apartment House Doorman (uncredited)
Bob Coleman ...
Messenger (uncredited)
Frances Conley ...
Miss Conley - Secretary (uncredited)
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Ivy Temple (uncredited)
Jim Davies ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Mary Donovan ...
Woman in Conference Room (uncredited)
Mike Donovan ...
Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)
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Cabby (uncredited)
Jim Drum ...
Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)
Virginia Duffy ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
Wally Earl ...
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Skippy Elliott ...
Miss Blanchard - Hagen's Secretary (uncredited)
Lee Emery ...
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
John Farrell ...
Drunk (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
Ernie Felice ...
Accordionist - Ernie Felice Quartet (uncredited)
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Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)
Dick Fisher ...
Guitarist - Ernie Felice Quartet (uncredited)
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Stylist in Conference Room (uncredited)
Robbie Franks ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Henry Guttman ...
Man at Van Barth's (uncredited)
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Ice Man (uncredited)
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Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)
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Daisy - Strouds' Maid (uncredited)
Cliff Heard ...
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Len Hendry ...
Bill Morgan (uncredited)
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Man in Identification Line (uncredited)
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Tour Guide at Janoth Building (uncredited)
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Man in Identification Line (uncredited)
Fred Howard ...
Baxter James (uncredited)
Jerry James ...
Man with Fish (uncredited)
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Hamburger Cook (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
Pat Lane ...
Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)
Anton Leader ...
Self - in Trailer (uncredited)
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Tourist (uncredited)
Lillian Lindsco ...
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Jean Marshall ...
Secretary (uncredited)
Don McGill ...
Kiska (uncredited)
William Meader ...
Man from 'Airways' in Elevator (uncredited)
Lee Miller ...
Man from 'Airways' in Elevator (uncredited)
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Man at Van Barth's (uncredited)
Darlene Mohilef ...
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
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Editor at Conference Table (uncredited)
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Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Man at Van Barth's (uncredited)
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Penelope Patterson (uncredited)
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Flavin (uncredited)
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
Chick Parnell ...
Bassist - Ernie Felice Quartet (uncredited)
Pepito Pérez ...
Headwaiter at Van Barth's (uncredited)
Sheila Raven ...
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
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Warren Parks (uncredited)
Ervin Richardson ...
Man at Van Barth's (uncredited)
Robert Riordan ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Robinson ...
Security Guard (uncredited)
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Secretary at Meeting (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Helen Spring ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
Diane Stewart ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harland Tucker ...
Seymour Roberts (uncredited)
Tad Van Brunt ...
Tony Watson (uncredited)
Nicholas Vehr ...
Doorman at Van Barth's (uncredited)
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Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)
Robert Wegner ...
Man at Van Barth's (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead ...
Fisher (uncredited)
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Bootblack (uncredited)
Kathy Young ...
Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Farrow

Written by

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Jonathan Latimer ... (screenplay)
 
Kenneth Fearing ... (novel)
 
Harold Goldman ... (contributor to screenplay construction and dialogue) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Richard Maibaum ... producer

Music by

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Victor Young ... (music score)

Cinematography by

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John F. Seitz ... director of photography
Daniel L. Fapp ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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LeRoy Stone

Editorial Department

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Eda Warren ... editorial supervision

Art Direction by

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Roland Anderson ... (art direction)
Hans Dreier ... (art direction)
Albert Nozaki ... (art direction)

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer ... (set decoration)
Ross Dowd ... (set decoration)

Costume Design by

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Edith Head ... (costumes)

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervision

Production Management

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Harry Caplan ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Herbert Coleman ... assistant director (as William H. Coleman)

Sound Department

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Gene Garvin ... sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach ... sound recordist

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jack Koffman ... still photographer (uncredited)
Otto Pierce ... camera operator (uncredited)
Charles Sickler ... grip (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ernie Felice ... musician: accordion
Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Ernie Felice Quartet ... performer: title song (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Donald Lubin ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

When powerful publishing tycoon Earl Janoth commits an act of murder at the height of passion, he cleverly begins to cover his tracks and frame an innocent man whose identity he doesn't know, but who just happens to have contact with the murder victim. That man is a close associate on his magazine whom he enlists to trap this "killer" - George Stroud. It's up to George to continue to "help" Janoth, to elude the police and to find proof of his innocence and Janoth's guilt. Written by Ron Kerrigan

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Taglines Unanimously acclaimed as the super-suspense hit! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La grande horloge (France)
  • Spiel mit dem Tode (Germany)
  • El reloj asesino (Spain)
  • Die Zeit steht still (Austria)
  • 大時計 (Japan, Japanese title)
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  • 95 min
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Trivia The novel on which this film is based was written by poet Kenneth Fearing, as revenge on publisher Henry Luce and his "Time" magazine. Fearing was obliged to work there (for financial reasons) for many years. The fearsome Earl Janoth is often regarded as a libelous parody of Luce, even though the book received a rave review from the "Time" critic, as did the film. See more »
Goofs When the Big Clock is first shown and the camera pans down to the lobby floor with the tour guide, it shows that there is a ledge directly underneath the clock which would make the display of its time impossible to see from the lobby. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Clock (2010). See more »
Soundtracks I'm in the Mood for Love See more »
Quotes Earl Janoth: [talking on intercom to Steve Hagen] On the fourth floor - in the broom closet - a bulb has been burning for several days. Find the man responsible, dock his pay.
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