The Clock

Vincente Minnelli directed this gorgeous wartime romance starring his then-fiancé Judy Garland in her first non-singing role. While on a two-day pass, a young G.I. strikes up a whirlwind love affair with a secretary in Manhattan before heading off to war. Enchantingly intimate and sincere, this wistful romance feels like a ‘40s prototype for Richard Linklater’s Before Trilogy.

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Director Vincente Minnelli, Fred Zinnemann

Cast Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason

Country USA

Language English

Aspect 1.37

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