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Feature film — 1948

The Big Clock (1948)

7.31h 35mCrime — Thriller

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss 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 that he is the killer.

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A high-signal pick with 194 votes.

Paramount Pictures

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Director: John Farrow

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Cast & crew

Ray Milland as George Stroud

Ray Milland

George Stroud

Charles Laughton as Earl Janoth

Charles Laughton

Earl Janoth

Maureen O'Sullivan as Georgette Stroud

Maureen O'Sullivan

Georgette Stroud

George Macready as Steve Hagen

George Macready

Steve Hagen

Rita Johnson as Pauline York

Rita Johnson

Pauline York

Elsa Lanchester as Louise Patterson

Elsa Lanchester

Louise Patterson

Harold Vermilyea as Don Klausmeyer

Harold Vermilyea

Don Klausmeyer

Dan Tobin as Roy Cordette

Dan Tobin

Roy Cordette

Harry Morgan as Bill Womack

Harry Morgan

Bill Womack

Richard Webb as Nat Sperling

Richard Webb

Nat Sperling

Elaine Riley as Lily Gold

Elaine Riley

Lily Gold

Luis van Rooten as Edwin Orlin

Luis van Rooten

Edwin Orlin

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