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The Reckless Moment (1949)
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"It could happen to so many married women!"
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67
NR
1 hr 22 min
Dec 29th, 1949
Drama
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Thriller
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After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Starring
James Mason
Joan Bennett
Geraldine Brooks
Director
Max Ophüls
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Theatrical Release:
December 29th, 1949
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Walter Wanger Productions
Movie Tags:
parent child relationship
film noir
femme fatale
ironic
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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
G
Gene Havlick
Editor
B
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
M
Mel Dinelli
Adaptation
M
Max Ophüls
Director
E
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Story
R
Robert Soderberg
Screenplay
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