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| name = The Reckless Hour
| name = The Reckless Hour
| image =
| image = File:The Reckless Hour.jpg
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| director = [[John Francis Dillon (director)|John Francis Dillon]]
| director = [[John Francis Dillon (director)|John Francis Dillon]]
| producer = [[First National Pictures]]
| producer =
| based_on = ''Ambush'' by Arthur Richman
| writer = [[Arthur Richman (playwright)|Arthur Richman]] (play ''Ambush'')<br> [[Florence Ryerson]]
| starring = [[Dorothy Mackaill]]
| writer = [[Florence Ryerson]]
| starring = [[Dorothy Mackaill]] <br> [[Conrad Nagel]] <br> [[H.B. Warner]] <br> [[Joan Blondell]]
| music = David Mendoza<br>[[Oscar Potoker]]
| music = David Mendoza<br>[[Oscar Potoker]]
| cinematography = [[James Van Trees]]
| cinematography = [[James Van Trees]]
| editing = Harold Young
| editing = [[Harold Young (filmmaker)|Harold Young]]
| studio = [[First National Pictures]]
| studio = [[First National Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| released = {{Film date|1931|08|15}}
| released = {{Film date|1931|08|15}}
| runtime = 71 minutes
| runtime = 71 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
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'''''The Reckless Hour''''' is a 1931 American [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] [[drama film]] directed by [[John Francis Dillon (director)|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]].<ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40'' published by The American Film Institute, c. 1993</ref><ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/6375?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:''The Reckless Hour'']</ref> It was based on the play ''Ambush'' by Arthur Richman.


==Plot==
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'''''The Reckless Hour''''' is a 1931 [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] film directed by [[John Francis Dillon (director)|John Francis Dillon]] and produced and distributed by [[First National Pictures]].<ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40'' published by The American Film Institute, c. 1993</ref><ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/6375?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:''The Reckless Hour'']</ref>
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Dorothy Mackaill]] - Margaret Nichols
*[[Dorothy Mackaill]] as Margaret Nichols
*[[Conrad Nagel]] - Edward Adams
*[[Conrad Nagel]] as Edward Adams
*[[H. B. Warner]] - Walter Nichols
*[[H. B. Warner]] as Walter Nichols
*[[Joan Blondell]] - Myrtle Nichols
*[[Joan Blondell]] as Myrtle Nichols
*[[Walter Byron (actor)|Walter Byron]] - Allen Crane
*[[Walter Byron (actor)|Walter Byron]] as Allen Crane
*Joe Donahue - Harry Gleason
*[[Joe Donahue (actor)|Joe Donahue]] as Harry Gleason
*[[Dorothy Peterson]] - Miss Susie Jennison
*[[Dorothy Peterson]] as Miss Susie Jennison
*[[Helen Ware]] - Harriett Nichols
*[[Helen Ware]] as Harriett Nichols
*[[Billy House]] - Seymour Jennison
*[[Billy House]] as Seymour Jennison
*[[Claude King (actor)|Claude King]] - Howard Crane
*[[Claude King (actor)|Claude King]] as Howard Crane
*[[Ivan F. Simpson]] - Stevens, Adam's butler (unbilled)
*[[Ivan F. Simpson]] as Stevens, Adam's butler


==Preservation status==
==Preservation status==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{tcmdb title|id=87806|title=The Reckless Hour}}
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022297/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Reckless Hour at IMDb.com]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022297/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Reckless Hour at IMDb.com]
*[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-reckless-hour-v107388 allmovie/synopsis; dvd; ''The Reckless Hour'']
*[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-reckless-hour-v107388 allmovie/synopsis; dvd; ''The Reckless Hour'']
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Revision as of 14:20, 16 June 2024

The Reckless Hour
Directed byJohn Francis Dillon
Written byFlorence Ryerson
Based onAmbush by Arthur Richman
StarringDorothy Mackaill
Conrad Nagel
H.B. Warner
Joan Blondell
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Edited byHarold Young
Music byDavid Mendoza
Oscar Potoker
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 15, 1931 (1931-08-15)
Running time
71 minutes
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch

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

Cast

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

  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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