The Big Clock
1948 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 10,166 VOTES · DIR. John Farrow
Overview
Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth 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 (albeit wrong) that he is the killer.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,338 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:44 Whew! That was close.
00:06:01 Crimeways. Eleven?
00:09:49 Well, uh, I suggest that we offer prizes...
00:12:58 That's not the right attitude. Janoth expects loyalty.
00:17:07 Didn't think he had any friends.
00:20:24 Mr. Janoth is coming.
00:23:50 I'm sorry, but I have to go on my vacation.
00:26:59 My singing lessons.
00:30:22 Inspector Regan of the homicide detail.
00:34:21 At least this time he wears a clean shirt.
00:40:01 Oh, George, how wonderful!
00:43:36 Had even less on Fleming. We've Van Barth's and Burt's Place
00:47:29 Uh, Edwin. You take Burt's Place.
00:51:56 Maybe he paid for it with a check.
00:55:44 A glass of sherry? No, no, no, thank you.
01:00:25 Find out all you can about him.
01:04:02 How did you find out she was dead?
01:07:17 Kislav, go down and use a little diplomacy.
01:11:12 if I'd come down here and identify him, plus the cab fare.
01:15:37 Might have a laundry mark on it. That's interesting.
01:19:30 They've finished on nine, Mr. Janoth. I've sent for George Stroud.
01:24:24 323 Sutton Place? Thanks.
01:31:20 He was bribed to go away. I went to his home and found out.
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Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,338
Dialogue density14.1 lines / min
First line00:02:44
Final line100:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJohn Farrow
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes10,166