Movie: Mr. Reckless

Top 10 Billed Cast

William Eythe
William Eythe

Jeff Lundy

Barbara Britton
Barbara Britton

Betty Denton

Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett

Joel Hawkins

Minna Gombell
Minna Gombell

Ma Hawkins

Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan

Hugo Denton

Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva

Gus

Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks

Cab Driver

Ian MacDonald
Ian MacDonald

Jim Halsey

James Millican
James Millican

Pete

Francis Pierlot
Francis Pierlot

Rev. Stanislaus

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  • Overview

    An oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.

  • Release Date

    1948-03-26

  • Average

    4.5

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
  • Tagline

    He's going to get his girl back . . . no matter what it takes!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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