''Mr. Reckless'' is a 1948 American
adventure film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...
directed by
Frank McDonald.
Cast
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William Eythe
William John Eythe (April 7, 1918 – January 26, 1957) was an American actor of film, radio, television and stage.
Early life
Born in Mars, Pennsylvania, a small town located about 25 miles from Pittsburgh, he was interested in acting from a ...
as Jeff Lundy
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Barbara Britton
Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham, September 26, 1920 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for h ...
as Betty Denton
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Walter Catlett as Joel Hawkins
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Minna Gombell as Ma Hawkins
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Lloyd Corrigan as Hugo Denton
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Nestor Paiva as Gus
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Frank Jenks as Cab Driver
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Ian MacDonald as Jim Halsey
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James Millican as Pete
Production
Pine Thomas Productions purchased the story from Thomas Ahearn in 1946 and hired him to write the script.
[Star Pens Play Based on His Acrobatic Past
Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 20 Sep 1946: 9.]
References
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1948 films
1948 adventure films
1940s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Frank McDonald
American adventure films
1940s American films
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