The Reckless Moment [Import]

L.A. housewife Lucia Harper (Joan Bennett) knew her teen daughter Bea (Geraldine Brooks) was being used by her hood boyfriend Darby (Shepperd Strudwick)...and scrubbed the crime scene after Bea ended a tiff with Darby’s accidental homicide. Escape proved fleeting after mysterious Martin Donnelly (James Mason) surfaced to blackmail the family--and Lucia’s efforts to buy him off met with stunning turns. Mix of film noir and melodrama from Max Ophuls co-stars Henry O’Neill, Roy Roberts. 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Region Free