The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949 | 1h 22m | Drama, Crime | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

A mother attempts to protect her murderous daughter.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Max Ophuls

CAST

James Mason

Joan Bennett

Geraldine Brooks

PRODUCERS

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WRITERS

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Related Videos

03:25
Reckless Moment, The -- (Movie Clip) Get Rid Of That Beast
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Lucia (Joan Bennett) writing her out-of-town husband when teenage daughter Bea (Geraldine Brooks) sneaks out to meet shiftless Ted (Shepperd Strudwick), the event mentioned in the title, in Max Ophuls' The Reckless Moment, 1949.
03:28
Reckless Moment, The -- (Movie Clip) She's Only A Child
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After a prologue and drive into Los Angeles, suburban mom Lucia (Joan Bennett) meets smooth bachelor Ted (Shepperd Strudwick), soon revealed as a creep, opening Max Ophuls' The Reckless Moment, 1949.
03:38
Reckless Moment, The -- (Movie Clip) There's A Gentleman
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Lucia (Joan Bennett) bringing home the Christmas tree, thinks she's removed all traces connecting her daughter to the murder, when stranger Donnelly (James Mason, his first scene) appears at the house, in Max Ophuls' The Reckless Moment, 1949.

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