The Reckless Hour (1931)

"Her Love Lived an Hour Her Penalty Lasted a Life Time"Movie

Audience Score

70

The Reckless Hour

NR 1 hr 11 minAug 15th, 1931Drama

Seduced and abandoned with child by a charming cad a former New York fashion model learns to detest the male race in general until befriended by a warmhearted artisttype who shows her that life and men aint so bad in this early talkie drama

StarringDorothy MackaillConrad NagelH.B. Warner

DirectorJohn Francis Dillon

WriterArthur Richman

Movie Details Where to Watch Full Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Dorothy Mackaill

as Margaret 'Margie' Nichols

as Edward 'Eddie' Adams

as Walter Nichols

as Harry Gleason

F

Florence Ryerson

Adaptation

E

Earl Luick

Costume Design

John Francis Dillon

James Van Trees

Director of Photography

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 15th, 1931

Original Language:English

Production Companies:First National Pictures

Movie Tags:pre-code

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