The Reckless Moment
1949-12-09After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

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

Martin Donnelly
James Mason

Lucia Harper
Joan Bennett

Bea Harper
Geraldine Brooks

Tom Harper
Henry O'Neill

Ted Darby
Shepperd Strudwick
David Harper
David Bair

Nagel
Roy Roberts

Old Lady (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold

Man (uncredited)
Al Bain
Man (uncredited)
Jack Baker
Receptionist (uncredited)
Pat Barton
Man (uncredited)
Holger Bendixen

Woman (uncredited)
Gail Bonney

Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg

Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
Peter Brocco

Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
John Butler

Mrs. Loring (uncredited)
Kathryn Card

Woman (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Tall Man in Post Office (uncredited)
Boyd Davis

Wrestler (uncredited)
Karl 'Killer' Davis
Man (uncredited)
George Dockstader

Bank Official (uncredited)
Charles Evans
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson

Drug Clerk (uncredited)
Everett Glass

Man (uncredited)
Robert Gordon
Magazine Clerk (uncredited)
Buddy Gorman

Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Harvey

Girl (uncredited)
Virginia Hunter
Drummer (uncredited)
Danny Jackson

Man (uncredited)
Charles Jordan

Man (uncredited)
Kenneth Kendall

Second Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Man (uncredited)
David Levitt

Policeman (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Bob (Newsper Vendor) (uncredited)
Charles Marsh

Mike (uncredited)
Louis Mason
Man (uncredited)
Richard Mickelson
Policeman (uncredited)
John Monaghan
Woman (uncredited)
Sue Moore
Woman (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty

Bank Guard (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Card Player (uncredited)
Joe Palma

Woman (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips
Clerk in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Man (uncredited)
Byron Poindexter
Newsboy (uncredited)
Joe Recht
Man (uncredited)
Barry Regan
Man (uncredited)
John Roy

Man (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Waitress (uncredited)
Celeste Savoi

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
William Schallert

Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
Ann Shoemaker
Gambler (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
Policeman (uncredited)
Glenn Thompson

Sybil (uncredited)
Frances E. Williams

Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Harry Wilson