The Clock

A nostalgic treat
A charming, intelligent and pleasantly sentimental wartime comedy-romance, featuring a winsome Judy Garland and a babyfaced Robert Walker as a star-crossed young couple who meet in the waning days of WWII. He's a soldier from a small town who has a couple of days layover in New York City before shipping off to Europe. They meet by accident and slowly, but inexorably fall in love. The delicate, deliberate pace of their budding romance swiftly gives way to a panicked rush to marry, as they realize he's about to leave within hours, possibly never to return... This is one of director Vincente Minnelli's most heartfelt films, a really sweet, nostalgic ode to the meeting of old and new America, as the still-young nation strode into superpower status. One of my favorite old films... Fun supporting cast as well, with several broadly-drawn cariacatures of the nice folks you can meet in the Big City, if you can only still find its heart.

Totally Charming Love Story With A Captivating Judy Garland
I approached "The Clock", with high expectations having heard a great deal about it and I'm happy to report I was totally charmed and won over by everything in this quite simple love story made just before the end of World War Two. The initial novelty of seeing Judy Garland's only non musical while at MGM was quickly replaced by sheer admiration for her assured dramatic playing and totally convincing chemistry with co star Robert Walker. They really become the "young lovers", we always hear about in romantic stories with Garland playing a New York office worker who encounters young soldier Walker who is on 48 hours leave in the city before being shipped out to Europe. Garland in particular shows depths in her dramatic acting I always knew were there but which seem to really come of age in this performance. The second famous collaboration between Judy Garland and soon to be husband Vincente Minnelli,after the classic "Meet Me in St. Louis", this little drama strangely comes from MGM's...

A Great Classic For the Non Musicals Fan!
For anyone who loves 40's films but not thrilled with Musicals. I think this is a film you'd enjoy. The Stars Robert Walker (strangers on a train) as soldier on a 48 hour leave and Judy Garland (the Wizard of oz) as a NY secretary that Walker falls in love with.
This is a sensual, Romantic and Dramatic film. Not something that Judy Garland was known for. Upon her request to do a Non singing film her husband Vincente Minnelli directed the song bird in her fist non singing film. As the story unfolds The two strangers Alice and Joe meet, fall in love and Marry in 48 hours, Yes 48 Hours, but they go through quite a bit in the during war romance. They meet under The Clock at 7 for a date and in that same night walk through Central park and share a passionate Kiss, then they decide to get married, But while they are in Grand Central station they accidently lose eachother and spend what time (Joe) has left before his leave is up. When they finally see eachother again. It is beautiful...

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