NOCTURNE. RKO Radio Pictures, 1946. George Raft, Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston, Joseph Pevney, Myrna Dell. Screenplay: Jonahan Latimer. Director: Edwin L. Marin.

   When the death of womanizing songwriter is ruled a suicide by the coroner, a stubborn police lieutenant refuses to quit investigating the case. His primary suspect, however, is a woman he could easily fall in love with (even take home to his mother).

   Raft is as stiff an actor in this movie as he ever was. Even his love scenes with Lyn Bari lack any kind of spark. The bit players are what make this movie at all worth seeing – the mystery is only so-so, with the murderer essentially confessing to make it easy.