The locket

Movie
Original title	The locket
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1946
length	85 minutes
Rod
Director	John Brahm
script	Sheridan Gibney
production	Bert Granet
music	Roy Webb
camera	Nicholas Musuraca
cut	JR Whittredge
occupation
	Laraine Day : Nancy Monks Blair Patton; Brian Aherne : Dr. Harry Blair; Robert Mitchum : Norman Clyde; Gene Raymond : John Willis; Sharyn Moffett : Nancy, 10 years old; Ricardo Cortez : Drew Bonner; Henry Stephenson : Lord Wyndham; Lillian Fontaine : Lady Wyndham; Katherine Emery : Mrs. Willis; Reginald Denny : Mr. Wendell; Nella Walker : Mrs. Wendell; Helene Thimig : Mrs. Monks; Fay Helm : Mrs. Bonner;

The locket is in black and white twisted American film noir of John Brahm from the year 1946th

action

On the day of John Willis' wedding, the psychiatrist Dr. Harry Blair at Willis's estate and asks for a one-on-one talk with the groom. In it, he reveals to Willis that his bride, Nancy, is Blair's mentally unstable ex-wife, who has already ruined the lives of several other men.

In a series of complex, intricate flashbacks, Blair tells the story of Nancy: As the daughter of a domestic servant, she was innocently accused of stealing a precious medallion by her mother's employer as a little girl. Severely traumatized by this, Nancy became a kleptomaniac and compulsive liar. Presumably she is even the real perpetrator in a murder case for which a likely innocent person was executed. Feeling guilty about not having made a statement to prevent the execution, Nancy's ex-boyfriend Norman Clyde committed suicide.

Willis refuses to believe Blair's story and sends him away. When Nancy then changes clothes for the wedding ceremony, her future mother-in-law comes into the room. It turns out that this is the former employer of Nancy's mother. Without being aware of Nancy's true identity, she gives her the fateful locket as a wedding present. Overwhelmed by the memories this conjures up, Nancy suffers a nervous breakdown when the bride moves in. Now completely insane, she is sent to a sanatorium.

background

The Locket opened in US cinemas on December 20, 1946. It was not published in Germany .

criticism

" The Locket is an unusual psychological melodrama in the visual style of RKO ."

- Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward (Eds.): Film Noir. An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style

"John Brahm created an atmospheric, fascinating film with a great performance by Laraine Day."

- Michael L. Stephens, Film Noir: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to Movies, Terms and Persons

Web links

The locket in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b “ The Locket is an unusual psychological melodrama in the visual style of RKO. “Alain Silver, Elizabeth Ward (Eds.): Film Noir. An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style, Third Edition. Overlook / Duckworth, New York / Woodstock / London 1992, ISBN 978-0-87951-479-2 , pp. 173-174.
^ "John Brahm creates an atmospheric, mesmerizing film with a splendid performance by Laraine Day." Michael L. Stephens: Film Noir: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to Movies, Terms and Persons , McFarland & Co, Jefferson (NC) 1995, p 228.

[Silver&Ward-1] “ The Locket is an unusual psychological melodrama in the visual style of RKO. “Alain Silver, Elizabeth Ward (Eds.): Film Noir. An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style, Third Edition. Overlook / Duckworth, New York / Woodstock / London 1992, ISBN 978-0-87951-479-2 , pp. 173-174.

[2] "John Brahm creates an atmospheric, mesmerizing film with a splendid performance by Laraine Day." Michael L. Stephens: Film Noir: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to Movies, Terms and Persons , McFarland & Co, Jefferson (NC) 1995, p 228.