The Reckless Moment

Max Ophüls
1949-12-09

It could happen to so many married women!
6.8
82 min

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

Cast

Name Character Team
James Mason Martin Donnelly Unowned
Joan Bennett Lucia Harper Unowned
Geraldine Brooks Bea Harper Unowned
Henry O'Neill Tom Harper Unowned
Shepperd Strudwick Ted Darby Unowned
David Bair David Harper Unowned
Roy Roberts Nagel Unowned
Jessie Arnold Old Lady (uncredited) Unowned
Al Bain Man (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Baker Man (uncredited) Unowned
Pat Barton Receptionist (uncredited) Unowned
Holger Bendixen Man (uncredited) Unowned
Gail Bonney Woman (uncredited) Unowned
Chet Brandenburg Department Store Customer (uncredited) Unowned
Peter Brocco Pete the Bartender (uncredited) Unowned
Paul E. Burns Desk Clerk (uncredited) Unowned
John Butler Pawnbroker (uncredited) Unowned
Kathryn Card Mrs. Loring (uncredited) Unowned
Claire Carleton Woman (uncredited) Unowned
Boyd Davis Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited) Unowned
Karl 'Killer' Davis Wrestler (uncredited) Unowned
George Dockstader Man (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Evans Bank Official (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Ferguson Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Everett Glass Drug Clerk (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Gordon Man (uncredited) Unowned
Buddy Gorman Magazine Clerk (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Harvey Post Office Clerk (uncredited) Unowned
Virginia Hunter Girl (uncredited) Unowned
Danny Jackson Drummer (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Jordan Man (uncredited) Unowned
Kenneth Kendall Man (uncredited) Unowned
Norman Leavitt Second Postal Clerk (uncredited) Unowned
David Levitt Man (uncredited) Unowned
Mike Mahoney Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Marsh Bob (Newsper Vendor) (uncredited) Unowned
Louis Mason Mike (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Mickelson Man (uncredited) Unowned
John Monaghan Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Sue Moore Woman (uncredited) Unowned
Evelyn Moriarty Woman (uncredited) Unowned
Pat O'Malley Bank Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Joe Palma Card Player (uncredited) Unowned
Dorothy Phillips Woman (uncredited) Unowned
Joe Ploski Clerk in Bus Depot (uncredited) Unowned
Byron Poindexter Man (uncredited) Unowned
Joe Recht Newsboy (uncredited) Unowned
Barry Regan Man (uncredited) Unowned
John Roy Man (uncredited) Unowned
Cosmo Sardo Man (uncredited) Unowned
Celeste Savoi Waitress (uncredited) Unowned
William Schallert Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Unowned
Ann Shoemaker Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited) Unowned
Billy Snyder Gambler (uncredited) Unowned
Glenn Thompson Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Frances E. Williams Sybil (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Wilson Man in Bus Depot (uncredited) Unowned