The Locket (TV 2002)

A young man taking care of his dying mother is distraught and grief-stricken when she finally passes away. On the advice of his doctor, he takes a job in an upscale nursing home, and is ... See full summary »

Director:

Karen Arthur

Writers:

Richard Paul Evans (novel), Ron Raley (teleplay)

Stars:

Vanessa Redgrave, Chad Willett, Marguerite Moreau

2 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Esther Huish
Chad Willett	...	Michael Keddington
Marguerite Moreau	...	Faye Murrow
Lori Heuring	...	Alice Richards
Lourdes Benedicto	...	Amanda Ibarra
Terry O'Quinn	...	Casey Keddington
Brock Peters	...	Henry McCord
Mary McDonnell	...	Helen Staples
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bev Appleton	...	Judge
John Bennes	...	Stanley
Dorothy Recasner Brown	...	Bail Judge (as Dorothy Brown)
Jennifer Ferrin	...	Young Esther
Keith Flippen	...	Assist. D. A. Palmer
Jonathan Frappier	...	Young Thomas
Michael Genevie	...	Professor King

Storyline

A young man taking care of his dying mother is distraught and grief-stricken when she finally passes away. On the advice of his doctor, he takes a job in an upscale nursing home, and is assigned to take care of an elderly woman named Esther. At first Esther is a bitter, angry woman and pushes him away, but as she gradually warms to him, he discovers that he and Esther have much more in common than he imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

Two love stories connected by the mystery of one simple locket.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Locket (#52.1)

Filming Locations:

Graystone Inn - 100 S. 3rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

User Reviews

enjoyable, if not always positive

At the start of the movie a man is caring for his dying mother. We later find out his father was a drunk who left them. After the mother dies, the man goes to work in an elegant nursing home and meets Esther, a bitter elderly woman played convincingly by Vanessa Redgrave. Both of them help each other resolve problems from their pasts. In Esther's case, a man named Thomas went to war without knowing how she felt about him. Both ended up marrying other spouses and the romance that could have been was not allowed to happen. The man sees Esther's and Thomas' pictures in a locket and tries to find Thomas. Meanwhile, the man ends up losing his girlfriend when she goes away to school, and her father wants him to stay away from her so she will complete her education. Esther also persuades the man to confront his father. The movie gets quite interesting after the man dates a co-worker who ends up causing trouble for him; she only works at the home because of family connections, and does not have the real concern for people her job would require. A pleasant family movie with some adult situations but no sex or bad language and only hints of and discussions about violence.