The Locket

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"The Locket" is a 1946 psychological film noir notable for its complex flashback structure and exploration of guilt and deception.

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The Locket canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
psychological film ⓘ
associatedWithStudioSystem RKO studio system ⓘ
linked to: RKO Radio Pictures
basedOn story by Norma Barzman ⓘ
character Dr. Harry Blair ⓘ
John Willis ⓘ
Nancy Blair ⓘ
Norman Clyde ⓘ
cinematographyBy Nicholas Musuraca ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception noted for psychological depth ⓘ
praised for narrative complexity ⓘ
director John Brahm ⓘ
distributor RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion theatrical release in the United States ⓘ
editedBy John Lockert ⓘ
era classic Hollywood ⓘ
format black-and-white film ⓘ
genre film noir ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
hasBlackAndWhiteCinematography true ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
motionPictureRating Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ
musicBy Roy Webb ⓘ
narrativeDevice flashbacks within flashbacks ⓘ
multiple flashbacks ⓘ
notableFor complex flashback structure ⓘ
exploration of guilt and deception ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Sid Rogell ⓘ
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
releaseYear 1946 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 85 ⓘ
screenwriter Sheridan Gibney ⓘ
setting London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
starring Brian Aherne ⓘ
Gene Raymond ⓘ
Laraine Day ⓘ
Ricardo Cortez ⓘ
Robert Mitchum ⓘ
theme deception ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
psychological trauma ⓘ
unreliable memory ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leif Erickson → notableWork → The Locket ⓘ
Nicholas Musuraca → workedOn → The Locket ⓘ
Laraine Day → notableWork → The Locket ⓘ
Jess Barker → notableWork → The Locket ⓘ
Betty Compson → notableWork → The Locket ⓘ