The Reckless Lady

1926 film

January 24, 1926 (1926-01-24)

Running time

80 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Reckless Lady
^ 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.
^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Reckless Lady
^ The Reckless Lady at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files:list of lost First National films - for 1926