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    The Reckless Moment

    Poster of the movie The Reckless Moment
    1949     Drama    
    USA
    1h 22min

    California housewife Lucia Harper (Joan Bennett) attempts to cover up what she believes (erroneously) to be her daughter (Geraldine Brooks)'s accidental murder of an undesirable ex-lover (Shepperd Strudwick). Martin Donnelly (James Mason), a clean-shaven smooth-talker involved in organized crime, tries to blackmail Lucia by threatening to take Bea and Darby's correspondence to the police. Complications arise when he realizes his true feelings for Lucia and discovers the truth.

    Directed byMax Ophüls
    Written byMel Dinelli, Henry Garson
    CompanyColumbia PicturesColumbia PicturesColumbia Pictures

    Starring

    James Mason
    Joan Bennett
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