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The Reckless Moment (1949)

09/12/1949 (US)Drama, Thriller1h 22m
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It could happen to so many married women!

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

    1. James Mason

      James Mason

      Martin Donnelly

    2. Joan Bennett

      Joan Bennett

      Lucia Harper

    3. Geraldine Brooks

      Geraldine Brooks

      Bea Harper

    4. Henry O'Neill

      Henry O'Neill

      Tom Harper

    5. Shepperd Strudwick

      Shepperd Strudwick

      Ted Darby

    6. David Bair

      David Harper

    7. Roy Roberts

      Roy Roberts

      Nagel

    8. Jessie Arnold

      Jessie Arnold

      Old Lady (uncredited)

    9. Al Bain

      Al Bain

      Man (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jul 9, 2022

    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", a rather bored housewife whose husband is always away, and whose young daughter "Bea" (Geraldine Brooks) is having a fling with the rather roguish "Ted" (Shepperd Strudwick). Her mother tries to put a stop to the relationship, be he wants paying off - she tells him to get lost. Next day, he confr...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • parent child relationship
    • femme fatale
    • film noir
    • ironic