Mr. Reckless

An oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.

Cast

William Eythe

as Jeff Lundy

Barbara Britton

as Betty Denton

Walter Catlett

as Joel Hawkins

Minna Gombell

as Ma Hawkins

Lloyd Corrigan

as Hugo Denton

Nestor Paiva

as Gus

Frank Jenks

as Cab Driver

Ian MacDonald

as Jim Halsey

James Millican

as Pete

Francis Pierlot

as Rev. Stanislaus

Reviews

CinemaSerf

William Eythe heads the cast in the pretty unremarkable little drama as "Lundy". He is a bit of a cock-sure oil worker who returns home to find that his erstwhile girlfriend "Betty" (Barbara Britton) has gone and gotten herself engaged to his older friend "Gus" (Nestor Paiva). Determined to win her ...

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