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The Reckless Moment


Date: 1949
Type: Crime / Thriller
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Blcak and White
Director: Max Ophuls
Producer: Walter Wanger

Comment/Synopsis

A mother (Joan Bennett) warns her teenage daughter's lover away from her but he turns up and is accidentally killed. When the body that the mother tries to dispose of is found another man arrives (James Mason) to blackmail the mother. Joan Benett gives a good performance as the mother doing anything to protect her family and James mason is good as the cold blackmailer.

Actors


James MasonJames Mason
Joan BennettJoan Bennett
Geraldine Brooks
henry O'NeilHenry O'Neill
Shepperd Strudwick
David Bair
Roy Roberts

Oscars

None
Production
Walter Wanger Productions