| The Reckless Moment | |
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| Directed by | Max Ophüls |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Ladies Home Journal story "The Blank Wall" by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding |
| Produced by | Walter Wanger |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Walter Wanger Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $882,653[1] |
| Box office | $717,188[1] |
The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American film noir melodrama 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.