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The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American film noir melodrama directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, and released by Columbia Pictures with Burnett Guffey as cinematographer. It starred James Mason and Joan Bennett.
The Reckless Moment: Directed by Max Ophüls. With James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill. 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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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Max Ophüls
- 1949-12-09
While fighting with girlfriend Bea Harper (Geraldine Brooks), Ted Darby (Shepperd Strudwick) takes a spill that leads to his death. Desperate to keep her daughter out of jail, Bea's mother, Lucia...
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- Max Ophuls
- Mystery & Thriller, Drama
- James Mason
The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American film noir melodrama directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, with Burnett Guffey as cinematographer. It starred Joan Bennett and James Mason, The film is based on The Blank Wall (1947), a novel written by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding.
- 79 min
Sep 3, 2023 · The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American film noir melodrama directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, and released by Columbia Pictures with Burnett Guffey as...
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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. In the charming community of Balboa 50 miles from Los Angeles, middle-class housewife Lucia Harper travels to Los Angeles to meet scoundrel, Ted Darby.
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