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Next to No Time (1958) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1958 · 89 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Henry Cornelius
- Starring
- John Laurie, Raymond Huntley, Reginald Beckwith, Irene Handl, Russell Waters, John Welsh
Planning engineer David Webb boards the Queen Elizabeth bound for New York with the daunting task of securing a high‑powered loan. Overwhelmed by his own insecurity, he feels utterly out of his depth—until he discovers that, during the hour each day when the ship’s clocks stop for the westward crossing, his personality shifts, granting him unexpected confidence and new perspectives that help him navigate the negotiation.
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