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The Reckless Moment (1949)
"It could happen to so many married women!"
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67
Starring
James Mason
Joan Bennett
Geraldine Brooks
Director
Max Ophüls
NR
1 hr 22 min
Dec 29th, 1949
Drama
,
Thriller
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Plot
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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Theatrical Release:
December 29th, 1949
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Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Walter Wanger Productions
parent child relationship
film noir
femme fatale
ironic
Cast & Crew
J
James Mason
as Martin Donnelly
J
Joan Bennett
as Lucia Harper
G
Geraldine Brooks
as Bea Harper
H
Henry O'Neill
as Tom Harper
S
Shepperd Strudwick
as Ted Darby
D
David Bair
as David Harper
M
Max Ophüls
Director
G
Gene Havlick
Editor
R
Robert E. Kent
Adaptation
R
Robert Soderberg
Screenplay
M
Mel Dinelli
Adaptation
H
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
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