The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment (1949)

It could happen to so many married women!

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1949-12-09
  • User Rating: 6.78/10 from 116 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 22min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Walter Wanger Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Max Ophüls
star 6.78/10
From 116 Ratings

Summary

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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  • James Mason

    as Martin Donnelly
  • Joan Bennett

    as Lucia Harper
  • Geraldine Brooks

    as Bea Harper
  • Henry O'Neill

    as Tom Harper
  • Shepperd Strudwick

    as Ted Darby
  • David Bair

    as David Harper
  • Roy Roberts

    as Nagel
  • Jessie Arnold

    as Old Lady (uncredited)
  • Al Bain

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Jack Baker

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Pat Barton

    as Receptionist (uncredited)
  • Holger Bendixen

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Gail Bonney

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Chet Brandenburg

    as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
  • Peter Brocco

    as Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
  • Paul E. Burns

    as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  • John Butler

    as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
  • Kathryn Card

    as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
  • Claire Carleton

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Boyd Davis

    as Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)
  • Karl 'Killer' Davis

    as Wrestler (uncredited)
  • George Dockstader

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Charles Evans

    as Bank Official (uncredited)
  • Charles Ferguson

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Everett Glass

    as Drug Clerk (uncredited)
  • Robert Gordon

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Buddy Gorman

    as Magazine Clerk (uncredited)
  • Harry Harvey

    as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
  • Virginia Hunter

    as Girl (uncredited)
  • Danny Jackson

    as Drummer (uncredited)
  • Charles Jordan

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Kenneth Kendall

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Norman Leavitt

    as Second Postal Clerk (uncredited)
  • David Levitt

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Mike Mahoney

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Charles Marsh

    as Bob (Newsper Vendor) (uncredited)
  • Louis Mason

    as Mike (uncredited)
  • Richard Mickelson

    as Man (uncredited)
  • John Monaghan

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Sue Moore

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Evelyn Moriarty

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Pat O'Malley

    as Bank Guard (uncredited)
  • Joe Palma

    as Card Player (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Phillips

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Joe Ploski

    as Clerk in Bus Depot (uncredited)
  • Byron Poindexter

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Joe Recht

    as Newsboy (uncredited)
  • Barry Regan

    as Man (uncredited)
  • John Roy

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Cosmo Sardo

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Celeste Savoi

    as Waitress (uncredited)
  • William Schallert

    as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
  • Ann Shoemaker

    as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
  • Billy Snyder

    as Gambler (uncredited)
  • Glenn Thompson

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Frances E. Williams

    as Sybil (uncredited)
  • Harry Wilson

    as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Writing Robert Soderberg Screenplay
Editing Gene Havlick Editor
Writing Robert E. Kent Adaptation
Writing Henry Garson Screenplay
Sound Hans J. Salter Original Music Composer
Writing Elisabeth Sanxay Holding Story
Camera Burnett Guffey Director of Photography
Directing Max Ophüls Director
Writing Mel Dinelli Adaptation
Production Walter Wanger Producer
Art Cary Odell Art Direction
Directing Earl Bellamy Assistant Director
Sound Morris Stoloff Music Director
Art Frank Tuttle Set Decoration
Sound Russell Malmgren Sound Engineer
Costume & Make-Up Jean Louis Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Carmen Dirigo Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Newt Jones Makeup Artist

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