The Reckless Moment
“It could happen to so many married women!”
1949•NR•1h 22m•6.8•Released
DramaThrillerCrime
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Director
Max Ophüls
Writer
Henry Garson, Robert Soderberg
Languages
English
Studio
Walter Wanger Productions
Cast
James Mason
Martin Donnelly
Joan Bennett
Lucia Harper
Geraldine Brooks
Bea Harper
Henry O'Neill
Tom Harper
Shepperd Strudwick
Ted Darby
David Bair
David Harper
Roy Roberts
Nagel
Jessie Arnold
Old Lady (uncredited)
Al Bain
Man (uncredited)
Jack Baker
Man (uncredited)
Pat Barton
Receptionist (uncredited)
Holger Bendixen
Man (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
Production
Company
Walter Wanger Productions
Producer
Walter Wanger
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