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What is it about folks in movies who find dead bodies? Rather than just call the police and rely on them to adequately do their jobs, they always find themselves embroiled in silly, self-inflicted plots that almost always cause far more trouble... Here is another such example. Jo…
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The Reckless Moment
“It could happen to so many married women!”
68%
Movie
1h 22m
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The Reckless Moment (1949) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Reckless Moment (1949) — a movie tagged as Drama, Thriller, and Crime with tense and nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~82 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Reckless Moment 68% (138 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1949-12-09
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 28007
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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.
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Cast
James Mason
Martin Donnelly
Joan Bennett
Lucia Harper
Geraldine Brooks
Bea Harper
Henry O'Neill
Tom Harper
Shepperd Strudwick
Ted Darby
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David Bair
David Harper
Roy Roberts
Nagel
Jessie Arnold
Old Lady (uncredited)
Al Bain
Man (uncredited)
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Jack Baker
Man (uncredited)
Pat Barton
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Holger Bendixen
Man (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Woman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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John Butler
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
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What is it about folks in movies who find dead bodies? Rather than just call the police and rely on them to adequately do their jobs, they always find themselves embroiled in silly, self-inflicted plots that almost always cause far more trouble... Here is another such example. Joan Bennett is "Lucia", a rather bored housewife whose husband is always away, and whose young daughter "Bea" (Geraldine Brooks) is having a fling with the rather roguish "Ted" (Shepperd Strudwick). Her mother tries to put a stop to the relationship, be he wants paying off - she tells him to get lost. Next day, he confronts poor old "Bea" with the truth, a tussle ensues and soon "Ted" is down with the fishes, the daughter having tried to cover her tracks. Police find the corpse, and enter James Mason ("Donnelly") and his even more unscrupulous partner "Nagel" (Roy Roberts) who have some incriminating letters and want $5,000 to keep them from the investigation. Mother, determined to save her irresponsible child, tries to accommodate the blackmailer and over time their dynamic changes somewhat... It's quite a quirky story with two good performances - Mason, quite understated and Bennett measured - even when under quite a bit of pressure, and the direction from Max Opuls keeps the pace well. Sadly, he struggles to see it off the rocks of melodrama as we near the end, but even that is a bit different.
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