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The Big Clock

Movie·1948·Crime, Thriller·1h 35m·7.3 (184)·Directed by John Farrow

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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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Ray MillandRay MillandGeorge StroudCharles LaughtonCharles LaughtonEarl JanothMaureen O'SullivanMaureen O'SullivanGeorgette StroudGeorge MacreadyGeorge MacreadySteve HagenRita JohnsonRita JohnsonPauline YorkElsa LanchesterElsa LanchesterLouise PattersonHarold VermilyeaHarold VermilyeaDon KlausmeyerDan TobinDan TobinRoy Cordette

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