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The Reckless Moment (1949)

"It could happen to so many married women!"

6.8/10 1h 22m Dec 09, 1949
Drama Thriller

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

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Movie Details

Original Title The Reckless Moment
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

James Mason
James Mason
Martin Donnelly
Popularity: 1.1
Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett
Lucia Harper
Popularity: 1.2
Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks
Bea Harper
Popularity: 0.9
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
Tom Harper
Popularity: 1.9
Shepperd Strudwick
Shepperd Strudwick
Ted Darby
Popularity: 0.3
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David Bair
David Harper
Popularity: 0.7
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
Nagel
Popularity: 2.2
Jessie Arnold
Jessie Arnold
Old Lady (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
Al Bain
Al Bain
Man (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3
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Jack Baker
Man (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
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Pat Barton
Receptionist (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.0
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Holger Bendixen
Man (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Editor Gene Havlick
Director Max Ophüls
Screenplay Robert Soderberg, Henry Garson
Producer Walter Wanger

Production

Walter Wanger Productions
US

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Keywords

parent child relationship femme fatale film noir ironic

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jul 9, 2022

What is it about folks in movies who find dead bodies? Rather than just call the police and rely on them to adequately do their jobs, they always find themselves embroiled in silly, self-inflicted plots that almost always cause far more trouble... Here is another such example. Joan Bennett is "Lucia ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 130 votes

Details
Release Date December 9, 1949
Runtime 1h 22m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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