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{{Infobox film
| name = The Reckless Lady
| name = The Reckless Lady
| image = File:The Reckless Lady.jpg
| image = The Reckless Lady.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Howard Higgin]]
| director = [[Howard Higgin]]
| producer = [[First National Pictures]]
| producer = [[Robert Kane (producer)|Robert Kane]]
| writer = [[Sada Cowan]]
| writer = [[Sada Cowan]]
| based_on = [[Philip Gibbs]]
| based_on = [[Philip Gibbs]]
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| cinematography = [[Ernest Haller]]
| cinematography = [[Ernest Haller]]
| editing =
| editing =
| studio = First National Pictures
| distributor = [[First National Pictures]]
| distributor = [[First National Pictures]]
| released = January 24, 1926
| released = {{Film date|1926|01|24}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = USA
| country = United States
| language = Silent.. English intertitles
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
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[[File:The Reckless Lady ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1926 (page 254 crop).jpg|thumb|385x385px|The Reckless Lady ad in ''[[The Film Daily]]'', 1926]]
'''''The Reckless Lady''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8582/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Reckless Lady'']</ref><ref>[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefirstnational.html ''The Reckless Lady'' at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files:''list of lost First National films - for 1926'']</ref> 1926 silent film drama directed by [[Howard Higgin]] and starring [[Belle Bennett]], [[Lois Moran]], [[James Kirkwood, Sr.|James Kirkwood]] and [[Lowell Sherman]].<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/11577?sid=2c6e4e23-b8a9-4522-9700-153e81caca79&sr=3.5035205&cp=1&pos=0 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: ''The Reckless Lady'']</ref>
'''''The Reckless Lady''''' is a 1926 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Howard Higgin]] and starring [[Belle Bennett]], [[Lois Moran]], [[James Kirkwood, Sr.|James Kirkwood]], and [[Lowell Sherman]].<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/11577?sid=2c6e4e23-b8a9-4522-9700-153e81caca79&sr=3.5035205&cp=1&pos=0 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: ''The Reckless Lady'']</ref>

==Plot==
As described in a film magazine review,<ref>{{Citation |last=Pardy |first=George T. |author-link= |title=Pre-Release Review of Features: ''The Reckless Lady'' |journal=Motion Picture News |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=708 |date=6 February 1926 |publisher=Motion Picture News, Inc. |location=New York City, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpic33moti/page/n727/mode/1up |access-date=5 February 2023}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> 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==
==Cast==
*[[Belle Bennett]] - Mrs. Fleming
*[[Belle Bennett]] as Mrs. Fleming
*[[James Kirkwood, Sr.|James Kirkwood]] - Colonel Fleming
*[[James Kirkwood, Sr.|James Kirkwood]] as Colonel Fleming
*[[Lois Moran]] - Sylvia Fleming
*[[Lois Moran]] as Sylvia Fleming
*[[Lowell Sherman]] - Feodor
*[[Lowell Sherman]] as Feodor
*[[Ben Lyon]] - Ralph Hilliwe
*[[Ben Lyon]] as Ralph Hillier
*[[Marcia Harris]] - Sophie
*[[Marcia Harris]] as Sophie
*[[Charles Murray (American actor)|Charles Murray]] - Gendarme
*[[Charles Murray (American actor)|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,<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8582/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Reckless Lady'']</ref> it is a [[lost film]].<ref>[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefirstnational.html ''The Reckless Lady'' at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files:''list of lost First National films - for 1926'']</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|0017314|The Reckless Lady}}
{{commons category|The Reckless Lady}}
*{{IMDb title|0017314|The Reckless Lady}}
*{{allmovie|107389|synopsis}}
*lantern slides: [https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/reckless-lady-glass-slide-1926-close-1880599926 slide #1], ..[https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/reckless-lady-glass-slide-26-u-1838907635 slide #2], ..[https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/reckless-lady-belle-bennett-james-441859724 fold out herald]
*Lantern slides: [https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/reckless-lady-glass-slide-1926-close-1880599926 slide #1], [https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/reckless-lady-glass-slide-26-u-1838907635 slide #2], [https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/reckless-lady-belle-bennett-james-441859724 fold out herald]

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Latest revision as of 11:24, 22 December 2024

The Reckless Lady
Directed byHoward Higgin
Written bySada Cowan
Based onPhilip Gibbs
Produced byRobert Kane
StarringBelle Bennett
CinematographyErnest Haller
Production
company
First National Pictures
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • January 24, 1926 (1926-01-24)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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

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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

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Preservation

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

References

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  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 Public Domain 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
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