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The Clock (1945) DVD Review
The Clock (1945) DVD Credits:
The Clock (1945) Directed by:
Vincente Minnelli
The Clock (1945) Written by:
Not available at this time
The Clock (1945) Cast:
Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason, Keenan Wynn, Marshall Thompson
The Clock (1945) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
The Clock (1945) DVD Release Date:
6th February 2007
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The Clock (1945) Synopsis:

Soldier Joe Allen is on a two-day leave in New York, and there he meets Alice. She agrees to show him the sights and they spend the day together. In this short time they find themselves falling in love with each other, and they decide to get married before Joe has to return to camp.

The Clock (1945) DVD Review:

Joe (Robert Walker) is a small town boy on a two-day pass in New York before he ships off to war. Unsure where to go or what to do, he wanders around until he has a chance encounter with a level-headed secretary, Alice (Judy Garland). Alice agrees to show Joe around town a bit, but each time she tries to leave him she just ends up sticking around. As they spend his two days together they fall in love with each other, despite how insane they know this may be. With each turn of their journey they are given gifts by the quiet evening in New York and plenty of obstacles along the hustle and bustle of wartime New York.

Joe uses his small town charms to subtly help them along in their journey through the city, just as Alice is able to use what city smarts she has acquired after three years living in New York to help them as well. They compliment each other in their talents and abilities and before long the pair are working together as a team, regardless of what obstacle comes in their way. Director Vincente Minnelli brings a blanket of his own romance to the story, obviously afflicted with love himself as he was involved and about to marry Judy Garland as they shot the film. This may be why the entire film seems to sparkle with a little bit more romance out of a fairly simple story told in a straightforward manner.

The Clock is a wonderful and romantic film which seems extremely ahead of its time when watching Before Sunrise, or the lesser soldier/girl romance, Miracle in the Rain, which followed 11 years later. It is a cheerful and fun film, and it leaves you with a feeling of hope and love rather than dread as he goes to war. It is successfully enjoyable, and maybe just a little idealistic.

The DVD has a vintage Pete Smith short film, Hollywood Scout. There is also a classic cartoon in the special features, but the two special features which are relevant to the film are the theatrical trailer and a radio adaptation of the film with Judy Garland and John Hodiak playing Walker’s role. It is an audio only feature.

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The Clock (1945) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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