The Reckless Moment 1949
7.1 / 10
The Reckless Moment
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
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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... Martin Donnelly
... Lucia Harper
... Bea Harper
... Tom Harper
... Ted Darby
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David Bair... David Harper
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See All 1 Reviews09 Jul 2022 by CinemaSerf
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 confronts poor old "Bea" with the truth, a tussle ensues and soon "Ted" is down with the fishes, the daughter having tried to cover her tracks. Police find the corpse, and enter James Mason ("Donnelly") and his even more unscrupulous partner "Nagel" (Roy Roberts) who have some incriminating letters and want $5,000 to keep them from the investigation. Mother, determined to save her irresponsible child, tries to accommodate the blackmailer and over time their dynamic changes somewhat... It's quite a quirky story with two good performances - Mason, quite understated and Bennett measured - even when under quite a bit of pressure, and the direction from Max Opuls keeps the pace well. Sadly, he struggles to see it off the rocks of melodrama as we near the end, but even that is a bit different.
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Release Date:
Dec 09, 1949 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 22`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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The Reckless Moment
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 confronts poor old "Bea" with the truth, a tussle ensues and soon "Ted" is down with the fishes, the daughter having tried to cover her tracks. Police find the corpse, and enter James Mason ("Donnelly") and his even more unscrupulous partner "Nagel" (Roy Roberts) who have some incriminating letters and want $5,000 to keep them from the investigation. Mother, determined to save her irresponsible child, tries to accommodate the blackmailer and over time their dynamic changes somewhat... It's quite a quirky story with two good performances - Mason, quite understated and Bennett measured - even when under quite a bit of pressure, and the direction from Max Opuls keeps the pace well. Sadly, he struggles to see it off the rocks of melodrama as we near the end, but even that is a bit different.
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The Reckless Moment
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... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Martin Donnelly
... Lucia Harper
... Bea Harper
... Tom Harper
... Ted Darby
DB
David Bair... David Harper
... Nagel
... Old Lady (uncredited)
... Man (uncredited)
JB
Jack Baker... Man (uncredited)
PB
Pat Barton... Receptionist (uncredited)
... Man (uncredited)
... Woman (uncredited)
... Department Store Customer (uncredited)
... Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
... Desk Clerk (uncredited)
JB
John Butler... Pawnbroker (uncredited)
... Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
... Woman (uncredited)
BD
Boyd Davis... Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)
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