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The Reckless Moment 1949

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TSPDT: Highly Recommended


A blend of melodrama and film noir, The Reckless Moment stars Joan Bennett as Lucia Harper, a suburban housewife whose husband is away on business. Her daughter, Bea (Geraldine Brooks), an aspiring artist, has fallen for Ted Darby (Shepperd Strudwick), a shady older man from Los Angeles who claims to be an ex-art dealer. One night, after a secret rendezvous in the Harpers' boathouse that turns into an argument, Bea accidentally kills Darby. When Lucia discovers his body in the morning, she panics and dumps it in the lagoon instead of contacting the police, who would surely charge her daughter with murder. Her problems only increase when a suave Irish gangster named Donnelly (James Mason) shows up with a package of love letters from Bea to Darby, and blackmail on his mind. With her husband out of town, Lucia has no choice but to give in to his demands, and brings him along on a desperate quest to raise the money that takes them from bank to loan office to pawn shop. Along the way, Donnelly seems to develop sympathy — even affection — for her. When his boss shows up to pressure him into finishing the job, Donnelly's surprising decision sets up the film's startling climax. The Reckless Moment was remade in 2001 by Scott McGehee and David Seigel as The Deep End.
Cast:
James Mason - Martin Donnelly
Joan Bennett - Lucia Harper
Geraldine Brooks - Beatrice Harper
Henry O'Neill - Mr. Harper
Shepperd Strudwick - Ted Darby
David Blair - David Harper
Roy Roberts - Nagle
Frances Williams - Sybil
Jessie Arnold - Old Lady
Jack Baker - Man
Pat Barton - Receptionist
Al Bayne
Holger Bendixen
Gail Bonney - Woman
Peter Brocco - Bartender
Paul E. Burns - Desk Clerk
John Butler - Pawnbroker
Kathryn Card - Mrs. Loring
Claire Carleton - Blonde
Karl (Killer) Davis - Wrestler
Boyd Davis - Tall Man
George Dockstader - Man
Charles Evans - Bank Official
Everett Glass - Drug Clerk
Robert Gordon
Buddy Gorman - Magazine Clerk
Harry Harvey - Post Office Clerk
Virginia Hunter - Girl
Bobby Hyatt - Mud
Dan Jackson - Drummer
Charles Jordan - Man
Kenneth Kendall - Man
Norman Leavitt - Second Postal Clerk
Mike Mahoney - Policeman
Charles Marsh - Newsman
Louis Mason - Mike
John Monaghan - Policeman
Sue Moore - Woman
Pat O'Malley - Bank Guard
Joseph Palmas - Card Player
Dorothy Phillips - Woman
Ed Pine - Man
Byron Poindexter - Man
Joe Recht - Newsboy
Barry Regan
John Roy - Man
Cosmo Sardo
William Schallert - Lieutenant
Ann Shoemaker - Mrs. Feller
Billy Snyder - Gambler
Glenn Thompson - Policeman

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