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The Locket is a 1946 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 use of layered flashbacks (flashbacks within flashbacks) to give psychological depth to the narrative.
Original Release
12/20/1946
US Release
12/20/1946
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Laraine Day | Nancy Monks Blair Patton / Nancy |
| Brian Aherne | Dr. Harry Blair |
| Robert Mitchum | Norman Clyde |
| Gene Raymond | John Willis |
| Sharyn Moffett | Nancy - Age 10 / Nancy: age 10 |
| Ricardo Cortez | Andrew 'Drew' Bonner / Drew Bonner |
| Henry Stephenson | Lord Wyndham |
| Katherine Emery | Mrs. Willis |
| Reginald Denny | Mr. Wendell / Mr. Wendall |
| Fay Helm | Mrs. Bonner / Martha Bonner |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Laraine Day | Nancy Monks Blair Patton / Nancy |
| Brian Aherne | Dr. Harry Blair |
| Robert Mitchum | Norman Clyde |
| Gene Raymond | John Willis |
| Sharyn Moffett | Nancy - Age 10 / Nancy: age 10 |
| Ricardo Cortez | Andrew 'Drew' Bonner / Drew Bonner |
| Henry Stephenson | Lord Wyndham |
| Katherine Emery | Mrs. Willis |
| Reginald Denny | Mr. Wendell / Mr. Wendall |
| Fay Helm | Mrs. Bonner / Martha Bonner |
| Helene Thimig | Mrs. Monks |
| Nella Walker | Mrs. Wendell / Mrs. Wendall |
| Queenie Leonard | Woman Singer |
| Lilian Fontaine | Lady Wyndham |
| Myrna Dell | Thelma |
| Johnny Clark | Donald |
| Mari Aldon | Mary |
| Polly Bailey | The Cook |
| Eddie Borden | Man |
| Tom Chatterton | Art Critic |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jack J. Gross | Executive Producer |
| Bert Granet | Producer |
