The Reckless Moment (1949)
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
James Mason
as Martin Donnelly
as Martin Donnelly
Joan Bennett
as Lucia Harper
as Lucia Harper
Geraldine Brooks
as Bea Harper
as Bea Harper
Henry O'Neill
as Tom Harper
as Tom Harper
Shepperd Strudwick
as Ted Darby
as Ted Darby
David Bair
as David Harper
as David Harper
Roy Roberts
as Nagel
as Nagel
Jessie Arnold
as Old Lady (uncredited)
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Al Bain
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Jack Baker
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Pat Barton
as Receptionist (uncredited)
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Holger Bendixen
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
as Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
as Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
John Butler
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
as Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Boyd Davis
as Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)
as Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)
Karl 'Killer' Davis
as Wrestler (uncredited)
as Wrestler (uncredited)
George Dockstader
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Charles Evans
as Bank Official (uncredited)
as Bank Official (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Everett Glass
as Drug Clerk (uncredited)
as Drug Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Gordon
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Buddy Gorman
as Magazine Clerk (uncredited)
as Magazine Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia Hunter
as Girl (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)
Danny Jackson
as Drummer (uncredited)
as Drummer (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Kenneth Kendall
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Second Postal Clerk (uncredited)
as Second Postal Clerk (uncredited)
David Levitt
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
as Bob (Newsper Vendor) (uncredited)
as Bob (Newsper Vendor) (uncredited)
Louis Mason
as Mike (uncredited)
as Mike (uncredited)
Richard Mickelson
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
John Monaghan
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Sue Moore
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Joe Palma
as Card Player (uncredited)
as Card Player (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
as Clerk in Bus Depot (uncredited)
as Clerk in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Byron Poindexter
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Joe Recht
as Newsboy (uncredited)
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Barry Regan
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
John Roy
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
Celeste Savoi
as Waitress (uncredited)
as Waitress (uncredited)
William Schallert
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Ann Shoemaker
as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Gambler (uncredited)
Glenn Thompson
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Frances E. Williams
as Sybil (uncredited)
as Sybil (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Crew arrow_drop_down
Max Ophüls
Director
Director
Gene Havlick
Editor
Editor
Robert E. Kent
Adaptation
Adaptation
Robert Soderberg
Screenplay
Screenplay
Mel Dinelli
Adaptation
Adaptation
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Henry Garson
Screenplay
Screenplay
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Walter Wanger
Producer
Producer
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Story
Story
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Newt Jones
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Music Director
Earl Bellamy
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Cary Odell
Art Direction
Art Direction
Russell Malmgren
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
Frank Tuttle
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Jean Louis
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
