The Big Clock

The Big Clock is a 1948 film noir thriller set in New York City based on the novel by Kenneth Fearing. The black-and-white film was directed by John Farrow and starred Ray Milland. Real-life married couple Elsa Lanchester and Charles Laughton appear in the film, as does Harry Morgan in an early film role as the film's hired thug. The movie is told in flashback. When the movie begins, Stroud (Milland) is shown hiding from the police behind the "big clock" - the largest and most sophisticated clock ever built - which is in the lobby of his publishing company.

Plot

Stroud, a workaholic trying to spend more time with his wife, plans a vacation from his job as a magazine crime reporter. Instead of meeting his wife to start their vacation, Stroud starts drinking and spends the evening with a blonde. Later the blonde is found dead and Stroud is tasked by his Hearst-like publishing boss (Laughton) to find the killer. While investigating, Stroud tries to keep the facts of his night with the woman a secret because he knows he has been seen leaving the scene of the crime.

Related Topics:
Workaholic - Hearst

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