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Rating: 6.5 stars

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indicator California blackmail accidental death cover up sacrifice post-war black and white

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The Reckless Moment (1949)

Directed by Max Ophüls

Thriller | Crime | Film Noir

Overview

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter’s lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

Rated NR | Length 82 minutes

Actors

James Mason | Joan Bennett | Geraldine Brooks | Henry O'Neill | Shepperd Strudwick | David Bair | Roy Roberts | Jessie Arnold | Al Bain | Jack Baker | Pat Barton | Holger Bendixen | Gail Bonney | Chet Brandenburg | Peter Brocco | Paul E. Burns | John Butler | Kathryn Card | Claire Carleton | Boyd Davis | Karl 'Killer' Davis | George Dockstader | Charles Evans | Charles Ferguson | Everett Glass | Robert Gordon | Buddy Gorman | Harry Harvey | Virginia Hunter | Danny Jackson | Charles Jordan | Kenneth Kendall | Norman Leavitt | David Levitt | Mike Mahoney | Charles Marsh | Louis Mason | Richard Mickelson | John Monaghan | Sue Moore | Evelyn Moriarty | Pat O'Malley | Joe Palma | Dorothy Phillips | Joe Ploski | Byron Poindexter | Joe Recht | Barry Regan | John Roy | Cosmo Sardo | Celeste Savoi | William Schallert | Ann Shoemaker | Billy Snyder | Glenn Thompson | Frances E. Williams | Harry Wilson

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Well done on a tight budget. There’s some great camera work and the sets are excellent. James Mason is a standout as a criminal with a soft spot. An interesting take on the immediate post-war years and the stresses of the American family at the time.

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