Seriously? You’re going to pretend your conscience isn't bothering you? The Locket, directed by John Brahm and based on a screenplay by Sheridan Gibney—adapted from Norma Barzman’s story "What Nancy Wanted"—stars Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, and Gene Raymond. Roy Webb handled the music, with Nicholas Musuraca as cinematographer. The film recounts how a bride-to-be, who experienced trauma in childh…

John Brahm’s The Locket (1946), or “What Nancy Wanted” Written by Wheeler Winston Dixon There are numerous complex noirs, but nothing quite prepares you for watching John Brahm’s The Locket (1946), which is known for its unusual “flashback within a flashback within a flashback” structure—perhaps the most intricate narrative in noir history. The basic story revolves around Nancy (Laraine Day), who compulsively s…