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The Big Clock (1948)

The Strangest and Most Savage Manhunt in History!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : John Farrow
Writer : Jonathan Latimer

Synopsis

Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth 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 (albeit wrong) that he is the killer.

Actors

Ray Milland
Ray Milland
George Stroud
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Earl Janoth
Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Georgette Stroud
George Macready
George Macready
Steve Hagen
Rita Johnson
Rita Johnson
Pauline York
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
Louise Patterson
Harold Vermilyea
Harold Vermilyea
Don Klausmeyer
Dan Tobin
Dan Tobin
Roy Cordette
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Bill Womack
Richard Webb
Richard Webb
Nat Sperling
Elaine Riley
Elaine Riley
Lily Gold
Luis van Rooten
Luis van Rooten
Edwin Orlin
Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan
McKinley
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
Burt
Margaret Field
Margaret Field
Second Secretary
Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt
Sidney Kislav
Henri Letondal
Henri Letondal
Antique Dealer
Douglas Spencer
Douglas Spencer
Bert Finch
Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson
Morton Spalding
B.G. Norman
B.G. Norman
George Jr.
Joey Ray
Joey Ray
Joe Talbot
Frances Morris
Frances Morris
Grace Adams
Harry Rosenthal
Harry Rosenthal
Charlie
Ernö Verebes
Ernö Verebes
Waiter
James Burke
James Burke
O'Brien
Lucille Barkley
Lucille Barkley
Hatcheck Girl
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Woman in Conference Room (uncredited)
Noel Neill
Noel Neill
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Julia Faye
Julia Faye
Secretary (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Theresa Harris
Daisy (uncredited)
Lucy Knoch
Lucy Knoch
Secretary (uncredited)
Judy Nugent
Judy Nugent
Penelope Patterson (uncredited)
Ruth Roman
Ruth Roman
Secretary at Meeting (uncredited)
Bea Allen
Bea Allen
Betty (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
Guard at Janoth Building (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Editor at Conference Table (uncredited)

Crews

John Farrow
John Farrow
Director
Kenneth Fearing
Kenneth Fearing
Novel
Jonathan Latimer
Jonathan Latimer
Screenplay
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
LeRoy Stone
LeRoy Stone
Editor
Richard Maibaum
Richard Maibaum
Producer
Roland Anderson
Roland Anderson
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Albert Nozaki
Albert Nozaki
Art Direction
Sam Comer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Ross Dowd
Ross Dowd
Set Decoration
Herbert Coleman
Herbert Coleman
Assistant Director
Gene Garvin
Gene Garvin
Sound Recordist
Hugo Grenzbach
Hugo Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Victor Young
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Eda Warren
Eda Warren
Supervising Editor

Trailers and other movies

The Big Clock Trailer 1948
Joe Dante on THE BIG CLOCK

Posters and backgrounds

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