“The Moment of Recklessness” ( Eng. The Reckless Moment ) is an American film noir, directed by German director Max Ophuls in 1949, based on the novel “ Elizabeth Sanksy ” White Wall Holding . The premiere took place on October 17, 1949 .
| Moment of recklessness | |
|---|---|
| The reckless moment | |
| Genre | drama noir |
| Producer | Max Ophuls |
| Producer | Walter Wanger |
| Author script | Mel Dinelli Robert E. Kent Henry Garson Robert Soderberg Elizabeth Sanxy Holding (novel) |
| In the main cast | James mason Joan bennett |
| Operator | Burnett Guffy |
| Composer | Hans Zalter |
| Film company | Columbia pictures |
| Duration | 82 min. |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1949 |
| IMDb | ID 0041786 |
Story
Housewife Lucia Harper mistakenly believes that her daughter Bea accidentally killed her former lover Darby, and tries to hide it from publicity. Martin Donnelly, who has links to organized crime, blackmails Lucia, threatening to take Beah and Darby's correspondence to the police. Difficulties begin when he falls in love with Lucia and discovers what really happened.
Cast
- James Mason - Martin Donnelly
- Joan Bennett - Lucia Harper
- Geraldine Brooks - Bea Harper
- Henry O'Neill - Tom Harper
- Sheperd Straduik - Ted Darby
- David Bair - David Harper
- Roy Roberts - Nagel
Links
- The Moment of Recklessness (English) on the Internet Movie Database
- A moment of recklessness (eng.) On the site allmovie
- The Moment of Recklessness (English) on the Rotten Tomatoes website