Don't get me wrong, I really like it, I have it taped and everything, but man.. what a goofy movie.
Robert walker is such a weird creep. Why on earth does that fine foxxy lady have interest in this awkward doofus? I don't see the connection.
I still enjoy it a lot for some reason.
Judy = teh lubs.
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You like this movie but find the character nerdy because of the exposure of the lack of innocence in today's world.
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Who CARES??? He gets points for calling judy a "fine, foxy lady!"
I agree and Garland would've loved that!
I think the fact that he's so nerdy is part of his charm. He's geeky and you can't help but laugh and smile at him. Also, it's a war, something that makes you laugh and smile during a war is not something to just toss aside.
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That is nonsense good sir. There were a billion better "innocent/awe shucks" actors of the same era. He never sold me on the whole fresh faced green as the grass naive dope that we should love because he represents our own lost youth and innocence. Quite the contrary if you should ask me, for he did indeed creep the hell out of me. I always imagined that poor judy would end up a skin chair in his attic.
What more proof do you need than strangers on a m-fin train? He was BRILLIANT in that role. Why? He is a crazy looking creepy weirdo.
My problem wasn't Robert Walker being a "weird creep" but the fact that all he does is needfully lust after Judy Garland; then again, that's all the script calls for. This is basically a role Jimmy Stewart would've been perfect for, and would've brought a genuine charm to. Anyone who's seen Strangers on a Train knows how charismatic and brilliant Walker is. His weak performance was probably due to the fact that he was going through a tough time personally when he made The Clock--his wife/true love Jennifer Jones had just left him for David O. Selznick. Walker never got over the loss and depended on alcohol for a long time. As a result his performance seemed somewhat lifeless.
But other than that, I thought this was a charming little movie, not unlike Before Sunset, and Judy Garland is great. Some people hate old-movie romances, but I love the innocence of it all.
Did he train you? Did he rehearse you? Did he tell you *exactly* what to do, what to say?!
We also have a problem with ROBERT WALKER in the film THE CLOCK (1945) and to be frank all of his films made before STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951). Don't know if "weird" is the best description though of his acting style. He just comes off as a Hammy Jerk (to us) in almost all of his films. Always thought that JENNIFER JONES character lucked out when WALKERs' caught a bullet in SINCE YOU WENT AWAY (1944). Come to think of it we felt he got what he deserved in BATAAN (1943), THE SEA OF GRASS (1947), VENGEANCE VALLEY (1951) as well as STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951).
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Is that the royal "we" you're using, or are you Siamese twins, or just schizophrenic?
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.
Whatever 'we' are it is not your concern.
shareSure it is. A post written so pretentiously is a plea for attention. I was just being nice to you.
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.
Wrong on all counts we do not need attentions. As for being "nice" to us, politness is enough the other is superfluous. Direct comments specifically to what was stated about Robert Walker or don't continue, or you will have to have a 'time' out like that HobNob53.
sharePretentious I can take, humorless I cannot. Putting you on ignore. Off you go.
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.
I am deeply touched 'parisel' selecting me for the 'ignore', I am crushed LOL. Checked my own ignore list and found empty. We must be quite a bit more tolerent then you or have a far thicker skin.
shareI agree that James Stewart would have been perfect as the leading actor, but I had no problems with Robert Walker's performance.
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I find Robert Walker to be particularly studly, actually. He reminds me of Edward Norton.
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I believe Robert Walker was an attractive man and absolutely smitten with the Garland character right from the start....asked too many personal questions....made it a bit too clear that he wanted to continue to be with her....but such a gentlemen. Robert Walker was perfect for the part.
I absolutely disagree....I think they were matched perfectly in this movie.
The were both powerful actors and very vulnerable in real life and you see than on the screen.
This movie is a true gem and directed wonderfully.
Robert Walker was the man! and his wife was a stupid *beep* for leaving him
shareWalker's charm in the movie is his innocence; I never thought of him as a weird creep or nerdy. We could use more characters like him in movies today- plus, I always thought he was good looking!
shareI'd cast my vote with the "Weird creep" team. Walker's earnest, aw-shucks solicitousness and attempts to ingratiate himself with Garland are thoroughly irritating. It's 1945 for God's sake. The men in film noirs (being made at the same time) would wipe the floor with this guy. Bogart, Dana Andrews, Mitchum all demonstrate what a creaky antoquated dork Walker is here. Machismo had already moved on from this tye of seriously sappy man. I thought I might have confused my wars, and the movie was about a soldier in the first world war, because 1945 is not recognizable in his cutesy behavior.
Walker way overdoes it.
But that is what makes Robert Walker so watchable -- that combination of innocence with a slight undercurrent of madness. The layers fascinate.
shareYou may be LoL @ this movie! I am LoL at all of you! Talk about "weird creep" I would say that applies to everyone who posted and apparently I must now include myself.
shareFew things in life are more earnestly important than discussing whether or not dead film stars with scary eyes are good enough to date the fictitious individual portrayed on screen by Miss Judy Garland.
On another note, I wonder how many years I can span on this message alone. I'll shoot for an even decade. Only 7 years to go! Who's with me????
I agree that Robert Walker was a bit of a creep in this movie.
I recently saw "I'll Be Seeing You," another film from 1945 about a serviceman on leave finding love, and I found Joseph Cotten much more charming than Walker in "The Clock." Judy Garland was great in "The Clock." I loved her character and her performance, but Walker just didn't have the charisma to pull off his part, I thought.
johnrupertg, I must concur and also now count myself amongst the loons. This is one of the funniest threads I have ever read on IMDB.
shareRobert Walker was awkward, not creepy imho, and cute in this movie and Judy Garland was pretty and great, I would be interested if that was me!
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this reminds me of Noah in the Notebook. Allie thought that Noah was crazy when he jumped the Ferris wheel and forced her to go out with him. sometimes love makes you look a bit crazy. lol. i liked Robert Walker. yes he was cutesy and innocent, that's because he probably just finished basic and was being shipped out for the first time. i didn't get the impression that he had already been to war yet...if he had he would've been a lot more hardened and less talkative with possible PTSD.
anyhow, this film is great. it always reminds me of my grandparents who met in a similar way at around the same time.
love you grandma and grandpa, i bet you two are up there right now, holding each other close. together, always and forever... :)
My grandparents hated Robert Walker. All four of them. Then again, they were jaded and hateful people.
But hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day. An aphorism I find quite apropos for discussion of this specific title.
And I refuse to watch the notebook!
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