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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 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, 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 (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 present day (1946) Guests assemble for the wedding of John Willis (Gene Raymond) and Nancy Patton (Laraine Day). A stranger, Dr. Harry Blair ( Brian Aherne ), calls and confides to the bridegroom some information about his bride's past.
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
There's a strange psychology at work in The Locket, whereby Nancy (Laraine Day) is both villain and victim; both criminal and innocent. By linking all of her sociopathic behavior to a childhood action by another, the film achieves the unusual feat of depriving its femme fatale of her agency.
