The Reckless Moment

Dec 9, 1949

1h 22m

★ 6.8

It could happen to so many married women!

Overview

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Walter Wanger Productions

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Cast

Martin Donnelly

James Mason

Lucia Harper

Joan Bennett

Bea Harper

Geraldine Brooks

Tom Harper

Henry O'Neill

Ted Darby

Shepperd Strudwick

David Harper

David Bair

Nagel

Roy Roberts

Old Lady (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold

Man (uncredited)

Al Bain

Man (uncredited)

Jack Baker

Receptionist (uncredited)

Pat Barton

Man (uncredited)

Holger Bendixen

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