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After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Jessie Arnold
- Old Lady
- (uncredited)
Jack Baker
- Man
- (uncredited)
Pat Barton
- Receptionist
- (uncredited)
Holger Bendixen
- Man
- (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
- Woman
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Department Store Customer
- (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
- Pete - Bartender
- (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
- Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
John Butler
- Pawnbroker
- (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
- Mrs. Loring
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Balboa Island Car Ferry, used by Joan Bennett and James Mason, still travels the 1000 feet distance between Balboa Island and the Balboa Peninsula.
- GoofsDuring Lucia's motorboat ride to dump Ted Darby's dead body, just before she passes under a road bridge, the frothy bubbling wake in front of Lucia's speedboat can clearly be seen, which could only be coming from the vessel carrying the film crew and camera.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maternal Overdrive (2006)
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Blackmail, murder, and dark secrets
An unusual film, this slow-burner starring Joan Bennett and James Mason seems like a straight-forward murder and blackmail case, but that's only part of the story. Joan Bennett is the mother living apart from her husband (he's working away), and coping with her growing son and daughter, and their maid. James Mason is an Irish low-life, who hopes to make money from Bennett's family misfortunes.
From the start, where we see the 'murder' and find out what really happened, to the startling ending, this film, directed by Max Ophüls, grips. Aside from the two leads, Geraldine Brooks is good as the teenage daughter struggling with a lost love affair and the hormonal rage of puberty; and Kathryn Card is suitably condescending as she refuses to loan money to the increasingly desperate Bennett.
'The Reckless Moment' has a frisson of noir, and a strong script. It is a minor film, certainly, but a rewarding one.
From the start, where we see the 'murder' and find out what really happened, to the startling ending, this film, directed by Max Ophüls, grips. Aside from the two leads, Geraldine Brooks is good as the teenage daughter struggling with a lost love affair and the hormonal rage of puberty; and Kathryn Card is suitably condescending as she refuses to loan money to the increasingly desperate Bennett.
'The Reckless Moment' has a frisson of noir, and a strong script. It is a minor film, certainly, but a rewarding one.
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- didi-5
- Jan 21, 2005
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- The Blank Wall
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- $882,653 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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