The Clock (1945) (Under The Clock)

“(OK) The causl love affair mount up ok, the city is present (a bit forced the idea of Central Park sounds are music without Judy singing), the confusion in the metro, the night delivering the milk of James Gleason; but there's a non originaln, non inspired, predicatble story...” read more

The Clock

“The Clock is a lovely little movie that offers Judy Garland one of her rare straight dramatic parts. It doesn’t hurt that she’s matched by a fabulously sincere and present performance by Robert Walker, and an overall tender tone that underscores the bittersweet nature of the romance. The Clock is a “small” wartime romance that packs a bigger punch than some of its more prestigious siblings.   It’s in the ways that The Clock goes against the MGM modus operandi of high-gloss and heavy glamour that prove so successful for this little movie. The story is simple: a soldier on leave (Walker) finds himself in New York City, meets cute with a girl (Garland), and they spend the rest of his leave falling in love and exploring the city. Along the way there’s appearances by several well” read more