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The Reckless Moment

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The Reckless Moment

It could happen to so many married women!

6.7

1h 22m

1949

“It could happen to so many married women!”

Synopsis

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

DramaThriller

parent child relationshipfemme fatalefilm noirironic

Cast & Crew

James Mason

James Mason

as Martin Donnelly

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

as Lucia Harper

Geraldine Brooks

Geraldine Brooks

as Bea Harper

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

as Tom Harper

Shepperd Strudwick

Shepperd Strudwick

as Ted Darby

David Bair

as David Harper

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

as Nagel

Jessie Arnold

Jessie Arnold

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Al Bain

Al Bain

as Man (uncredited)

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