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Mr. Reckless (1948)69 minAdventure, DramaRating 44/100

Adventurous oil-well digger Jeff Lundy (Eythe) returns to his home town after several years, to find that his high school sweetheart Betty Denton (Britton) is engaged to Jim Halsey (MacDonald), a man several years older than her. Upset over the engagement, Jeff decides to win Betty back by performing several highly risky and dangerous stunts in the oil fields to impress her. He's going to get her back or die trying!

Cast: William Eythe, Barbara Britton, Walter Catlett, Minna Gombell, Lloyd Corrigan, Nestor Paiva, Frank Jenks

Director: Frank McDonald