CS #179 The Reckless Moment

CS #179 The Reckless Moment

is a 1949 film noir directed by Max Ophüls starring Joan Bennett as a housewife and James Mason as a blackmailer. The plot follows Bennett's character as she tries to cover up the accidental death of her daughter's lover, only to be blackmailed by Mason's character who has incriminating letters. The film is based on the novel The Blank Wall by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding.