The Reckless Moment
7.1
“It could happen to so many married women!”
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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Cast
57 people
James Mason
Martin Donnelly
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Joan Bennett
Lucia Harper
Known for
Scarlet Street
The Woman in the Window
Geraldine Brooks
Bea Harper
Known for
Possessed
Henry O'Neill
Tom Harper
Known for
Jezebel
The Life of Emile Zola
Shepperd Strudwick
Ted Darby
Known for
All the King's Men
A Place in the Sun
David Bair
David Harper
Known for
Gun Crazy
Roy Roberts
Nagel
Known for
House of Wax
He Walked by Night
Jessie Arnold
Old Lady (uncredited)
Known for
Black Friday
Al Bain
Man (uncredited)
Also in
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Pirates of Tortuga
Jack Baker
Man (uncredited)
Also in
Journey Together
Pat Barton
Receptionist (uncredited)
Also in
The Adventures of Sir Galahad
Holger Bendixen
Man (uncredited)
Also in
80 Steps to Jonah
Mystery Sea Raider
Max Ophüls Director · Henry Garson Screenplay Robert Soderberg Screenplay
Worldwide gross $717K · Budget $883K · United States release December 29, 1949
Box office
Budget
$882,653
Worldwide gross
$717,188
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Walter Wanger Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 9, 1949
Theatrical · (Rated A)
United States · December 29, 1949
Theatrical
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