The Reckless Hour

The Reckless Hour
The Reckless Hour
Directed by	John Francis Dillon
Written by	Florence Ryerson
Based on	Ambush by Arthur Richman
Starring	Dorothy Mackaill ; Conrad Nagel ; H.B. Warner ; Joan Blondell
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	Harold Young
Music by	David Mendoza; Oscar Potoker
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 15, 1931;
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Reckless Hour is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Dorothy Mackaill, Conrad Nagel, H.B. Warner and Joan Blondell. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures, which was controlled by Warner Brothers.^[1]^[2] It was based on the play Ambush by Arthur Richman.

Plot

In New York City, a young model is swept off her feet by a debonair, handsome young man. Unfortunately for her, he didn't want to get married but had been stringing her along. When she realizes he doesn't want her, she will not force him even though she learned she was pregnant. She becomes bitter and angry at all men, until she meets a gentle and kind artist who tries to show her that her life can be better than it is.

Cast

Dorothy Mackaill as Margaret Nichols
Conrad Nagel as Edward Adams
H. B. Warner as Walter Nichols
Joan Blondell as Myrtle Nichols
Walter Byron as Allen Crane
Joe Donahue as Harry Gleason
Dorothy Peterson as Miss Susie Jennison
Helen Ware as Harriett Nichols
Billy House as Seymour Jennison
Claude King as Howard Crane
Ivan F. Simpson as Stevens, Adam's butler

Preservation status

The film is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[3]

Home media

It was released on Warner Archive DVD with another Mackaill film, Bright Lights.

References

^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 published by The American Film Institute, c. 1993
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Reckless Hour
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.150 by The American Film Institute, c.1978

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[1] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 published by The American Film Institute, c. 1993

[2] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Reckless Hour

[3] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.150 by The American Film Institute, c.1978

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