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The Reckless Moment(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-12-09
67%
133 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
It could happen to so many married women!
Overview:
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Walter Wanger Productions
Movie: The Reckless Moment
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Mason
Martin Donnelly
Joan Bennett
Lucia Harper
Geraldine Brooks
Bea Harper
Henry O'Neill
Tom Harper
Shepperd Strudwick
Ted Darby
Roy Roberts
Nagel
Jessie Arnold
Old Lady (uncredited)
Al Bain
Man (uncredited)
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