The Clock

Hollywood's best World War II romance filmed during the war and director Vincente Minnelli's best non-musical. [16 Feb 2007, p.3E]

One of the finest, most charming and most touching of all the World War II-era romances, about a young couple falling in love under hectic circumstances. [09 Feb 2007, p.C6]

The film is beautifully rhythmed and it isn't all romance; the edges are filled with comic characters.

The Clock, at its best, is so good that it inspires ingratitude for not being great. Its basic story is about as simple and moving as they come.

Miss Davenport's fine American saga is barely perceived in this film, produced most extravagantly by Metro. But there is here a full romantic show.

Filmed on a studio soundstage with enough expertise to make it seem like a location shoot, the film is appealing largely for its performances and the innocence it projects.

Producer Arthur Freed and director Vincente Minnelli, the combination that scored so heavily with the Judy Garland musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, show their versatility in this picture which is straight drama sans any music.