Which film has Ray Milland as a magazine editor in torment after his publisher kills his lover?

The 1948 crime film which has Ray Milland as George Stroud, a magazine editor in torment after seeing his publisher kill his lover, is "The Big Clock". This is a slick film that was directed by John Farrow and adapted by the popular novelist and screenwriter Jonathan Latimer. He based the screenplay on the novel 'The Big Clock' by Kenneth Fearing. It was produced by Farrow and Richard Maibaum. Paramount Pictures handled the film's distribution in April 1948.

This black-and-white film is set in New York, New York and stars not only Milland, but also stars Charles Laughton as Earl Janoth and Maureen O'Sullivan as Georgette Stroud. Elsa Lanchester as Louise Patterson and Harry Morgan as Bill Womack, in early film roles, also appear. Noel Neill has an uncredited part as an elevator operator very early in the film.

In the film's plot, anticipating a much-needed vacation from Earl Janoth, his abusive boss, magazine editor George Stroud finally reaches a breaking point when Janoth insists he skip his honeymoon and go out of town on assignment. George resigns and finds solace over multiple drinks with his boss' unhappy mistress, Pauline York (Rita Johnson). They are together at a local bar. It is here where they come up with a half-inebriated plot to embarrass Janoth. This plan, in the end, by the two naive conspirators will take an unexpected turn toward murder.

Critics noted that John Farrow directed "The Big Clock" with style and a great deal of cinematographic skill.