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The Locket: Directed by John Brahm. With Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, Gene Raymond. Just before a wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- John Brahm
- 1946-12-20
The Locket is a 1946 American psychological thriller film noir directed by John Brahm, starring Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, and Gene Raymond, and released by RKO Pictures. The film is based on a screenplay by Sheridan Gibney, [citation needed] adapted from "What Nancy Wanted" by Norma Barzman, wife of later-blacklisted writer Ben ...
The Locket is a 2002 Hallmark Hall of Fame psychological drama film starring Vanessa Redgrave. The film is a screen adaptation of Richard Paul Evans ' novel of the same name, adapted by Karen Arthur , and premiered on December 8, 2002 on CBS Television .
- Brent Shields, Richard Welsh, Gordon Wolf
- Bruce Broughton
- December 8, 2002
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The Locket, a 1946 film noir has intrigued audiences for decades with its intricate narrative. Like several other films in the genre, its story is told largely in flashback -- psychiatrist Brian Aherne tries to warn Gene Raymond that the woman he's about to marry (Laraine Day) is a dangerous psychopath.
- John Brahm, Harry D'arcy, William E. Watts
- Laraine Day
The locket then goes missing. Mrs Willis assumes that Nancy has stolen it back, even when the locket is found entangled in the dress Karen had been wearing. Mrs Willis bullies Nancy into a confession that she stole the locket. Nancy is distressed, and knocks down a musical cigarette box, which starts to play Au Clair de la Lune.
The Locket (1946) is a noir of nested narratives — a kleptomaniac paranoid psychoanalytic flashback within a flashback film noir which unravels one woman's secret life and haunted past. This psychological thriller directed by John Brahm stars Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, and Gene Raymond, and was released by RKO Pictures.
The Locket (1946) Well, when you have a post-war movie with Robert Mitchum at his young prime, you can't go wrong. The star (or starlet, as they used to say) is actress Laraine Day playing Nancy, and she pulls off a charming, attentive, smart perfect woman. A bride to be, in fact. The movie starts with people arrive to a high class wedding.
