The Reckless Lady

The Reckless Lady
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
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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]

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

• Belle Bennett as Mrs. Fleming
• James Kirkwood as Colonel Fleming
• Lois Moran as Sylvia Fleming
• Lowell Sherman as Feodor
• Ben Lyon as Ralph Hillier
• Marcia Harris as Sophie
• Charles Murray as Gendarme
• Lucia Backus Seger as Fortune Teller
• Barbara Barondess as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Thomas Holding as Minor Role (uncredited)

Preservation

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

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, 33 (6), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 708, retrieved February 5, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Reckless Lady". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
4. The Reckless Lady at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files:list of lost First National films - for 1926

External links

• The Reckless Lady at IMDb
• Lantern slides: slide #1, slide #2, fold out herald