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The Reckless Moment

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

Director

Max Ophüls

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Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

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Martin Donnelly

Lucia Harper

Beatrice 'Bea' Harper

Geraldine Brooks

Tom Harper

Ted Darby

Shepperd Strudwick

David Harper

Nagel

Old Lady

Man

Man

Receptionist

Man

Holger Bendixen

Woman

Department Store Customer

Chet Brandenburg

Pete - Bartender

Desk Clerk

Pawnbroker

Mrs. Loring

Blond

Claire Carleton

Tall Man in Post Office

Wrestler

Karl 'Killer' Davis

Man

George Dockstader

Bank Official

Policeman

Charles Ferguson

Drug Clerk

Man

Magazine Clerk

Post Office Clerk

Woman

Girl

Virginia Hunter

Drummer

Man

Man

Kenneth Kendall

Second Postal Clerk

Man

Policeman

Bob - Newsper Vendor

Mike

Man

Richard Mickelson

Policeman

Bridget

Sharon Monaghan

Woman

Woman

Evelyn Moriarty

Dennie

Bruce Gilbert Norman

Liza

Bank Guard

Card Player

Woman

Dorothy Phillips

Man

Clerk in Bus Depot

Man

Byron Poindexter

Newsboy

Man

Man

Man

Waitress

Police Lieutenant

William Schallert

Mrs. Catherine Feller

Gambler

Policeman

Sybil

Frances E. Williams

Man in Bus Depot

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Lucia Harper Bea Harper

This happened last year,
about a week before Christmas. - The Reckless Moment

This happened last year, about a week before Christmas.

Too early to serve anything yet, Miss. - The Reckless Moment

Too early to serve anything yet, Miss.

Morning. - The Reckless Moment

Operator. - The Reckless Moment

Now you can come in. - The Reckless Moment

Now you can come in.

I'd like to see you once fully dressed - The Reckless Moment

I'd like to see you once fully dressed

David, you smell like a garage. - The Reckless Moment

David, you smell like a garage.

Ted. - The Reckless Moment

Bee. - The Reckless Moment

Can I help you, Mrs Harper? - The Reckless Moment

Can I help you, Mrs Harper?

Was he out there? - The Reckless Moment

Was he out there?

I'll get you a hot water bottle.
It will help you to sleep. - The Reckless Moment

I'll get you a hot water bottle. It will help you to sl...

What's all the running
up and downstairs, Lucia? - The Reckless Moment

What's all the running up and downstairs, Lucia?

Mother, can I have
a piece of chocolate cake? - The Reckless Moment

Mother, can I have a piece of chocolate cake?

Good morning, Mrs Harper. - The Reckless Moment

Good morning, Mrs Harper.

Mother! Mother! You shouldn't
have gone out on the boat! - The Reckless Moment

Mother! Mother! You shouldn't have gone out on the boat...

Sybil, the, er...
the tree is on the car. - The Reckless Moment

Sybil, the, er... the tree is on the car.

Yes? - The Reckless Moment

My name is Donnelly. Martin Donnelly.
I'd like a few words with you. - The Reckless Moment

My name is Donnelly. Martin Donnelly. I'd like a few wo...

I'm not sentimental you know that - The Reckless Moment

I'm not sentimental you know that

Operator? - The Reckless Moment

I thought we were supposed to
meet at the real estate office. - The Reckless Moment

I thought we were supposed to meet at the real estate office...

Did you find a way
to get the money yet? - The Reckless Moment

Did you find a way to get the money yet?

- That's bad for your health.
- What? - The Reckless Moment

- That's bad for your health. - What?

It's going to be hard for me to go to
Los Angeles and get the money. I... - The Reckless Moment

It's going to be hard for me to go to Los Angeles and g...

Hi, Mrs Harper. - The Reckless Moment

Hi, Mrs Harper.

You wouldn't know about that would you - The Reckless Moment

You wouldn't know about that would you

I need some change. I'm in the
middle of a phone conversation. - The Reckless Moment

I need some change. I'm in the middle of a phone conver...

Hello, Mrs Harper. - The Reckless Moment

Hello, Mrs Harper.

You have your family I have my Nagel - The Reckless Moment

You have your family I have my Nagel

She's lucky to have a mother like you - The Reckless Moment

She's lucky to have a mother like you

I really wish you'd
understand, Mrs Harper. - The Reckless Moment

I really wish you'd understand, Mrs Harper.

Could you help me? - The Reckless Moment

Could you help me?

Over here, madam. - The Reckless Moment

Over here, madam.

Excuse me. - The Reckless Moment

- I'm looking for Nagel. Have you seen him?
- In the bar. - The Reckless Moment

- I'm looking for Nagel. Have you seen him? - In the ba...

No, no, no, no.
Just play the same tune again. - The Reckless Moment

No, no, no, no. Just play the same tune again.

Goodnight, Mrs Harper. - The Reckless Moment

Goodnight, Mrs Harper.

Mrs Harper? - The Reckless Moment

He'll do the rest - The Reckless Moment

He'll do the rest

This is a business
proposition with me, - The Reckless Moment

This is a business proposition with me,

It's my way of doing something that's made everything wrong - The Reckless Moment

It's my way of doing something that's made...

What happened down there,
Mrs Harper? - The Reckless Moment

What happened down there, Mrs Harper?

Hurry, Sybil, hurry! - The Reckless Moment

Hurry, Sybil, hurry!

Donnelly! - The Reckless Moment

You would not have helped
him with the police, Mrs Harper. - The Reckless Moment

You would not have helped him with the police, Mrs Harper.

Where? - The Reckless Moment

Come on, Mrs Harper.
I'll drive. - The Reckless Moment

Come on, Mrs Harper. I'll drive.

Mrs Harper? - The Reckless Moment

It's Mr Harper.
He's on the phone. - The Reckless Moment

It's Mr Harper. He's on the phone.

Here she is. Just a second, Dad. - The Reckless Moment

Here she is. Just a second, Dad.

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Max Ophüls

Writer: Henry Garson, Robert Soderberg, Mel Dinelli

Production: N/A

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1949

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Dec 1949

Awards: N/A

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