The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

82 mins | Drama, Thriller | Dec. 9, 1949

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

The Reckless Moment

82 mins | Drama, Thriller | Dec. 9, 1949

The Reckless Moment
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Walter Wanger Productions
Original title The Reckless Moment
Directors Earl Bellamy, Max Ophüls
Writers Mel Dinelli, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, Henry Garson, Robert E. Kent, Robert Soderberg

Cast

James Mason

as Martin Donnelly

Joan Bennett

as Lucia Harper

Geraldine Brooks

as Bea Harper

Henry O'Neill

as Tom Harper

Shepperd Strudwick

as Ted Darby

David Bair

as David Harper

Roy Roberts

as Nagel

Jessie Arnold

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Al Bain

as Man (uncredited)

Jack Baker

as Man (uncredited)

Pat Barton

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Holger Bendixen

as Man (uncredited)

Gail Bonney

as Woman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

as Pete the Bartender (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

John Butler

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Kathryn Card

as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)

Claire Carleton

as Woman (uncredited)

Boyd Davis

as Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)

Karl 'Killer' Davis

as Wrestler (uncredited)

George Dockstader

as Man (uncredited)

Charles Evans

as Bank Official (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

as Policeman (uncredited)

Everett Glass

as Drug Clerk (uncredited)

Robert Gordon

as Man (uncredited)

Buddy Gorman

as Magazine Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Harvey

as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)

Virginia Hunter

as Girl (uncredited)

Danny Jackson

as Drummer (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

as Man (uncredited)

Kenneth Kendall

as Man (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

as Second Postal Clerk (uncredited)

David Levitt

as Man (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

as Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Marsh

as Bob (Newsper Vendor) (uncredited)

Louis Mason

as Mike (uncredited)

Richard Mickelson

as Man (uncredited)

John Monaghan

as Policeman (uncredited)

Sue Moore

as Woman (uncredited)

Evelyn Moriarty

as Woman (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

Joe Palma

as Card Player (uncredited)

Dorothy Phillips

as Woman (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

as Clerk in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Byron Poindexter

as Man (uncredited)

Joe Recht

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Barry Regan

as Man (uncredited)

John Roy

as Man (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Man (uncredited)

Celeste Savoi

as Waitress (uncredited)

William Schallert

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Ann Shoemaker

as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

Billy Snyder

as Gambler (uncredited)

Glenn Thompson

as Policeman (uncredited)

Frances E. Williams

as Sybil (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)