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The Reckless Moment (1949)

Name: The Reckless Moment
Director: Max Ophüls
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1949-12-09
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill, Shepperd Strudwick

It could happen to so many married women!

82 min · United States of America · Dir. Max Ophüls

Drama Thriller Crime 1949 movies

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

James Mason

Martin Donnelly

Joan Bennett

Lucia Harper

Geraldine Brooks

Bea Harper

Henry O'Neill

Tom Harper

Shepperd Strudwick

Ted Darby

David Bair

David Harper

Roy Roberts

Nagel

Jessie Arnold

Old Lady (uncredited)

Al Bain

Man (uncredited)

Jack Baker

Man (uncredited)

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