Mr. Reckless

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Mr. Reckless
Nestor Paiva in Mr. Reckless.jpg
Nestor Paiva in the film
Directed by Frank McDonald
Written by Milton Raison (writer)
Maxwell Shane (writer)
Produced by William H. Pine (producer)
William C. Thomas (producer)
StarringSee below
Cinematography Ellis W. Carter
Edited by Howard A. Smith
Music by Harry Lubin
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 26, 1948 (1948-03-26)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mr. Reckless is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Frank McDonald.

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Cast

Production

Pine Thomas Productions purchased the story from Thomas Ahearn in 1946 and hired him to write the script. [1]

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References

  1. Star Pens Play Based on His Acrobatic Past Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 20 Sep 1946: 9.

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