The Clock

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The Clock

Released May 25, 1945

1h 30m

Romance

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While on a two day leave in New York City, soldier Joe Allen (Robert Walker) meets secretary Alice Mayberry (Judy Garland) when she trips over him. They hit it off, and Alice decides to show Joe around. As they tour the sights of New York, they begin to fall in love. After inadvertently meeting a milk deliveryman (James Gleason), they befriend him and help him finish his route. The next morning, they decide they should get married before Joe must return to duty.

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

This rapturous wartime romance, starring Judy Garland and Robert Walker, is also a rowdy and tender paean to the liberating vitality of New York's public life and its chance encounters.

Apr 14, 2020

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James Agee

TIME Magazine

Director Vincente Minnelli's talents are so many-sided and generous that he turns even the most over-contrived romanticism into something memorable.

Feb 28, 2018

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Sean Burns

Crooked Marquee

A musical in spirit, if not execution. Judy Garland doesn’t sing, but she might as well.

Jun 23, 2022

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

One of Garland's finest films, and one of the era's most piercing romances.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 15, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

As the couple spend time together and we spend time with the couple, the film blossoms into a touching romance.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 12, 2022

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James Agee

The Nation

It is strictly a romance, and in every -- essential respect a safe one, safely ae disappointing and angering in the thought of the great film it might have been.

Jun 24, 2021

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Frances H

These two people were written as too dub for words! Much better film with Robert Walker has him opposite Jennifer Hones, who he married later, but then Hones was a much better actress. That film was Since you went Away, and if you want to see a better movie, go watch it instead of this one!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Aldo G

A simply love story that contains one scene - a reunion - that will touch those emotional chords a film like this should do. It was Judy Garland's first role playing an adult and she delivers. Robert Walker isn't who I would have cast (Jack Lemmon, maybe), but he's acceptable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/08/23

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Audience Member

A wonderful WW2 romantic tale represents the times.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Jesse D

A dear, beautiful, kindhearted movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/21

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David Windsor

Absolutely charming.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/20

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Audience Member

The best romance movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Synopsis

While on a two day leave in New York City, soldier Joe Allen (Robert Walker) meets secretary Alice Mayberry (Judy Garland) when she trips over him. They hit it off, and Alice decides to show Joe around. As they tour the sights of New York, they begin to fall in love. After inadvertently meeting a milk deliveryman (James Gleason), they befriend him and help him finish his route. The next morning, they decide they should get married before Joe must return to duty.

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Producer: Arthur Freed
Screenwriter: Robert Nathan, Joseph Schrank
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 30m

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