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Mr. Reckless
Mr. Reckless

Mr. Reckless

He's going to get his girl back . . . no matter what it takes!

Genres

AdventureDrama

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An oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

26 March 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Eythe

William Eythe

Jeff Lundy

Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton

Betty Denton

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Joel Hawkins

Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell

Ma Hawkins

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Hugo Denton

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Gus

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Cab Driver

Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald

Jim Halsey

James Millican

James Millican

Pete

Francis Pierlot

Francis Pierlot

Rev. Stanislaus

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Wedding Guest

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