The Reckless Lady

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The Reckless Lady
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Directed by Howard Higgin
Written by Sada Cowan
Based on Philip Gibbs
Produced by Robert Kane
Starring Belle Bennett
Cinematography Ernest Haller
Production
company
First National Pictures
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • January 24, 1926 (1926-01-24)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
The Reckless Lady ad in The Film Daily, 1926 The Reckless Lady ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1926 (page 254 crop).jpg
The Reckless Lady ad in The Film Daily , 1926

The Reckless Lady is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Belle Bennett, Lois Moran, James Kirkwood, and Lowell Sherman. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] the attentions of Feodor, a Russian, to Mrs. Fleming results in her husband, Colonel Fleming, leaving her. The wife retains the child Sylvia. Years later Mrs. Fleming is gambling in Monte Carlo. Feodor reappears and makes love to Sylvia. The American Ralph Hillier was her other suiter. Mrs. Fleming attempts to commit suicide but is saved by Ralph and her husband. The Colonel pursues Feodor, who leaps over a cliff. The elder Fleming couple are reunited, and Sylvia accepts Ralph.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Reckless Lady located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film. [4]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Reckless Lady
  2. Pardy, George T. (February 6, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Reckless Lady", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (6): 708, retrieved February 5, 2023PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Reckless Lady
  4. The Reckless Lady at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files:list of lost First National films - for 1926