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The Reckless Moment: Full Cast & Crew Now Playing Mystery & Thriller/Drama
While fighting with girlfriend Bea Harper (Geraldine Brooks), Ted Darby (Shepperd Strudwick) takes a spill that leads to his death. Desperate to keep her daughter out of jail, Bea's mother, Lucia (Joan Bennett), disposes of the body. Meanwhile, Lucia's suspicions that Ted had sleazy friends are confirmed when gangster Martin Donnelly (James Mason) materializes with the intention of extorting cash from the Darbys. Yet when Martin and Lucia grow increasingly close, the scheme starts to splinter. Released: Dec 29, 1949 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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Max Ophuls Director James Mason Martin Donnelly Actor Joan Bennett Lucia Harper Actor Geraldine Brooks Bea Harper Actor Henry O'Neill Tom Harper Actor Shepperd Strudwick Ted Darby Actor David Bair David Harper Actor Roy Roberts Nagel Actor Frances E. Williams Sybil Actor Paul E. Burns Desk Clerk Actor Danny Jackson Drummer Actor Claire Carleton Blond Actor Billy Snyder Gambler Actor Peter Brocco Bartender Actor Ann Shoemaker Mrs. Feller Actor Virginia Hunter Girl Actor Mel Dinelli Writer Henry Garson Writer Elisabeth Sanxay Holding Writer Robert E. Kent Writer Robert W. Soderberg Writer Walter Wanger Producer Hans J. Salter Original Music Burnett Guffey Cinematographer Gene Havlick Film Editing