---
title: 'The Reckless Moment (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Max Ophüls'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-reckless-moment-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041786/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Reckless Moment (1949)

1949 · 82 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American noir melodrama film directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, and released by Columbia Pictures with Burnett Guffey as cinematographer. It starred James Mason and Joan Bennett. The film is based on The Blank Wall (1947), a novel written by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. The 2001 film The Deep End is a remake based on the same source material.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Max Ophüls](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-ophuls)
- **Screenplay:** [Mel Dinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-dinelli), [Robert E. Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-e-kent)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter)
- **Producer:** [Walter Wanger](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-wanger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Burnett Guffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/burnett-guffey)
- **Editor:** [Gene Havlick](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-havlick)

## Cast

- [Kathryn Card](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-card)
- [Harry Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-harvey)
- [Ann Shoemaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-shoemaker)
- [Peter Brocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brocco)
- [James Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mason)
- [Roy Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-roberts)
- [Joan Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-bennett)
- [Pat O'Malley](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-o-malley)
- [Everett Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-glass)
- [Shepperd Strudwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/shepperd-strudwick)
- [Claire Carleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-carleton)
- [Bruce Gilbert Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-gilbert-norman)
- [Glenn Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-thompson)
- [Geraldine Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-brooks)
- [Dorothy Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-phillips)

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