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 The Locket movie poster |
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| Directed by | John Brahm |
| Produced by | Bert Granet |
| Written by | Sheridan Gibney |
| Starring | Laraine Day Brian Aherne Robert Mitchum Gene Raymond |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Editing by | J.R. Whittredge |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 1946 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 85 min |
| Language | English |
The Locket (1946) is a suspense film directed by John Brahm, starring Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, and Gene Raymond. The film is based on a screenplay by Sheridan Gibney, adapted from "What Nancy Wanted" by Norma Barzman, wife of blacklisted writer Ben Barzman.
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Plot
A story told in a number of flashbacks from different points of view, this psychological drama tells the story of a bride-to-be who, as a child, was falsely accused of theft. She grows up to become a kleptomaniac and eventually a murderess. Apparently, all her misdeeds are an attempt by the woman to get her revenge on the world that has falsely accused her of stealing as a child by ruining people's lives. When she becomes engaged to the son of the woman who'd accused her of thievery, the young woman collapses on the altar.
Reaction and Trivia
Film historians Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward praise the unusual melodrama in the RKO visual style. "It is distinctive in its flashbacks within flashbacks, with the story often being told by a third or fourth person removed. This device is handled effectively in preparation for the climactic flashback, which reveals the truth." Hume Cronyn originally bought the Barzman screenplay to produce and direct the film with his wife Jessica Tandy in the lead role, but later sold the rights to RKO, which then assigned Gibney to rewrite the screenplay. The original Barzman screenplay is in the Cronyn-Tandy papers at the Library of Congress.
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Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Laraine Day | Nancy Monks Blair Patton |
| Brian Aherne | Dr. Harry Blair |
| Robert Mitchum | Norman Clyde |
| Gene Raymond | John Willis |
| Sharyn Moffett | Nancy: age 10 |
| Ricardo Cortez | Drew Bonner |
References
- ^ Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward (1992). Film Noir An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style, The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5.
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