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The Reckless Moment

Movie
1949
1h 22m
NR
English
Drama, Thriller
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7
Critic Score: 
67
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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.
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The Reckless Moment

NR
Movie
1949
1h 22m
English
Drama, Thriller
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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.
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CRITIC SCORE
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Cast

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James Mason
Martin Donnelly
Joan Bennett
Lucia Harper
Geraldine Brooks
Henry ONeill
Tom Harper
Shepperd Strudwick
David Bair
David Harper
Roy Roberts
Jessie Arnold
Old Lady (uncredited)
Al Bain
Man (uncredited)
Jack Baker
Man (uncredited)
Pat Barton
Receptionist (uncredited)
Holger Bendixen
Man (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Department Store Customer (uncredit...
Peter Brocco
Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
Paul E Burns
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
John Butler
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Woman (uncredited)
Boyd Davis
Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited...
Karl Killer Davis
Wrestler (uncredited)
George Dockstader
Man (uncredited)
Charles Evans
Bank Official (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Policeman (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Drug Clerk (uncredited)
Directed By: Max Ophüls
Written By: Henry Garson (Screenplay), Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (Story), + 1 more

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soonertbone says...
12 months ago
I felt this lacked tension overall and the odd romantic tension between the leads just never really worked (despite James Mason being his ever-devastating self.) There was some interest in seeing typical noir elements transplanted to a suburban setting, but it never felt like it added up to much.
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
What is it about folks in movies who find dead bodies? Rather than just call the police and rely on them to adequately do their jobs, they always find themselves embroiled in silly, self-inflicted plots that almost always cause far more trouble... Here is another such example. Joan Bennett is "Lucia More
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