The Reckless Moment
It could happen to so many married women!
6.8(139) 1949-12-09 82 minDramaThrillerCrime
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
DirectorMax Ophüls
ScreenplayRobert Soderberg
Original Music ComposerHans J. Salter
ScreenplayHenry Garson
ProducerWalter Wanger
Cast & characters
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
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David Bair
as David Harper
Roy Roberts
as Nagel
Jessie Arnold
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Al Bain
as Man (uncredited)
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Jack Baker
as Man (uncredited)
Pat Barton
as Receptionist (uncredited)
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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)
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John Butler
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
as Woman (uncredited)
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Boyd Davis
as Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)
Karl 'Killer' Davis
as Wrestler (uncredited)
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George Dockstader
as Man (uncredited)
Charles Evans
as Bank Official (uncredited)
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Charles Ferguson
as Policeman (uncredited)
