The Locket (1946)
- Directed by
- John Brahm
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman's troubled past is revealed through a series of nested flashbacks as her husband learns about her history with other men. Stories of theft and manipulation are gradually unpacked to understand her character.
melancholictensepsychologically complexsomberatmosphericdarkemotionally layeredunsettling
What happens
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, adapted from "What Nancy Wanted" by Norma Barzman, wife of later-blacklisted writer Ben Barzman. It is noted for its complex and confusing use of layered flashbacks within flashbacks to give psychological depth to the narrative. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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