In MGM ‘s wartime romance, The Clock (1945), director Vincente Minnelli takes future wife Judy Garland out of the musical spot light and into the arms of soldier Robert Walker for her first serious, romantic drama.
With a supporting cast headed by Keenan Wynn and James Gleason, it’s a delightfully tender and touching, romantic travelogue of New York during World War II and did much to establish Garland as a serious actress. You'll be beguiled by the chemistry of Garland at her loveliest and Walker at his sincerest. Steve Hayes
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Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of “the world’s greatest entertainer.”