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]

The Reckless Lady
Directed byHoward Higgin
Written bySada Cowan
Based onPhilip Gibbs
Produced byRobert Kane
StarringBelle Bennett
CinematographyErnest Haller
Production
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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

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.

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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   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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