The Big Clock (1948)

THE BIG CLOCK  (1948)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: John Farrow
    Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan,
    George Macready, Elsa Lanchester, Harry Morgan
Ray Milland plays the editor of a crime magazine assigned to lead a murder investigation in which all the circumstantial evidence points to him. He's got one or two things to feel guilty about, anyway, and the more he tries to cover his tracks, the more he can feel the noose growing tighter around his neck. Also, he's in a film noir, so what hope is there? Charles Laughton plays the magazine's malevolent publisher. Elsa Lanchester walks off with a couple of scenes as a batty artist. Harry Morgan, whose voice was one of his most distinctive assets, clings to the shadows as Laughton's loyal henchman, and doesn't speak a word.