The Reckless Moment Page #4

Synopsis: In the charming community of Balboa 50 miles from Los Angeles, middle-class housewife Lucia Harper travels to Los Angeles to meet scoundrel, Ted Darby. Her seventeen year-old daughter Beatrice is in love with Ted. He asks for money to leave Bea, but Lucia refuses to give any. Bea does not believe her mother when told and during the night she sneaks out to the boat garage to meet Ted who admits that Lucia told the truth. Bea pushes him and Ted falls to his on an anchor. The next morning, Lucia finds the body and assumes that Bea has killed her lover. She decides to get rid of the corpse and puts it in her boat and dumps it far from home. When the police find Ted, a stranger, Martin Donnelly, visits Lucia to blackmail her on behalf of his partner, Nagel who has several letters Bea had written to Ted. Donnelly wants $5000 for the letters. The desperate Lucia tries to raise the amount. Martin falls in love with Lucia and tries to help her too. The dangerous Nagel wants to receive the amoun
Director(s): Max Ophüls
Production: Universal
 
IMDB:
7.2
APPROVED
Year:
1949
82 min
159 Views


How can you say that?

You and Mr. Nagel, if there ...

Are not ... more than a couple

of blackmailers, united ...

By desire ...

robbing people.

I tried to collect the money

but it will be a blow to Bea.

Is fortunate to have

a mother like you.

Everyone has a mother like me.

Surely you also had.

- When I get the money?

- I will contact you.

- I'll call.

- Believes that can not call me?

I will do everything possible.

I give,

but wait until Wednesday.

Then I'll know what to do

I will try.

- We had lunch there?

- With you? No.

- Me is saved

- Let me on the other side.

- How will you get home?

- Do not worry. Me arrangement.

Nagel has one, my word.

Thank you, Mr. Harper.

Thank you.

I regret not being able

Lt. help more ...

- ... But at home nobody knew.

- I'll see you, Mr. Harper.

Fooled me completely.

I thought I was dead in

Los Angeles and brought him here.

We know that it was not so.

Says he knows

who was killed with an anchor?

Good therefore

and other things.

Do you think he was murdered

here in Balboa ...

- Lieutenant ...?

- Could be.

If so, we will

all possible help.

You see, when I was in the army

always interested me ...

- ... The fight against crime ...

- Thank you, Mr. Harper.

- I'll see.

- Goodbye, Lieutenant.

Goodbye. Come with me.

Come on.

Do not fall behind.

Come on, go ahead.

- What are you doing here?

- Had movement.

- The police just left.

- You lost, Mom.

- The police?

- Yes, about that Darby.

- Questions routine.

- What did they know?

If anyone knew

or had heard of him.

What I do not understand ...

Is what I did ...

this type here.

- What fear!

- Should not be here.

Go home.

The other also.

Want to come home?

I got some new discs.

No, go to the house of another.

I would like to be lieutenant

but I'd rather be a firefighter.

Come on.

Why the police came here, Dad?

Well now you know

Who was that man.

Why investigate

in a private home?

They think they could have

something with someone in the neighborhood.

- Why?

- He was killed with an anchor.

As you know that

was with an anchor?

The shape of the wound.

They know that the body was taken

to swamp a small boat.

A small boat

would have to come here.

Any idea?

Not tell if they had.

Someone saw you

out there this morning.

What?

The lieutenant wanted you.

For?

To find out if anyone saw.

I said I had mentioned.

Why do they care that someone

was in the water at this hour?

They know more or less at this time

took the body to the swamp.

Mrs. Harper!

I saw no one.

Mrs. Harper!

- Sybil is calling you, Lucia.

- On the phone.

Coming.

Thank you.

Hello?

- Hello, sir Donely.

- Is Mr. Donely?

- Yes

- Invite him for dinner.

Okay, Dad.

What?

I know you can not talk.

I just called to say he

not wait until Wednesday.

Whether the money

later than Monday.

And has a Nagel.

I think so.

Do not believe me?

Listen to me.

One achieves the half ...

There has to gather ...

Already told Nagel

I do not want my part.

And I want you to know

if I had money ...

Would pay ...

and all end.

Are you there?

Did you hear what I said?

It would be good if I believed.

So things would be different.

Only one good thing came out of it.

I met you.

How vai come to town?

See you at the terminal.

Where is the game tonight?

I do not know. I will not play.

Say the match

will be in the room 120.

- Did you talk to her?

- Yes

- Has the money on Monday?

- Will try.

Do not come with these.

I spoke to leave

accepting excuses.

- Will I better talk to her.

- That I'll take care.

You do not meddle.

Do not approach her.

- No?

- No.

This lady

is not on your level, Martin.

I think not stand me because

'll always remember what you are.

There is respectable, Martin.

Relax. calm.

More ... the provision of home

more taxes ...

More ... phone bill,

the piano ...

More ... bill,

More water ...

Enters.

Madam, not experienced.

Thought you might want this.

Thank you.

Sybil not kept what

bought in town, can ...

How we save

when you need to?

You can not increase

the small numbers, right?

Sybil, we have to decrease

the bill.

Always leave

the lights on.

- Will cancel the dress I ordered.

- We can save something, lady.

This was not on the list.

You bought these filters?

No, I will return.

- Good night, Mrs. Harper.

- Good evening.

I hope you understand,

Mrs Harper.

- For this loan ...

- Hello, Mrs. Harper.

- Hello

- For this type of loan ...

Your keys, please?

Need ... the signature of her husband.

I understand.

If the prior warn

would be a matter of days.

We would have sent

a telegram to her husband ...

- ... and everything would be neat.

- Does not matter. I understand.

ECONOMIES OF DAVID AND BEA

Could you help me?

Who got to see that ...?

I want to see someone

for a loan.

A moment.

Miss Loin is free.

It is the third table.

- Between.

- Thank you.

How are you?

- Sit, lady ..?

- Mrs. Harper.

- Harper.

- Thank you.

- H-A-R-E-P-R?.

- Yes

Growing in my garden.

What can I do for you?

I want to ask, do not ...,

apply for a loan.

- How much you want to ask?

- Five thousand dollars.

I understand.

And what is the purpose of

loan, if I may ask?

I need the money.

Sure.

And for that money?

His announcement said. "No questions asked"

We know that

the purpose of the loan ...

And how do you pay for ...,

is normal, no?

Name and occupation of her husband?

I thought it was just

signing a promissory note.

As I think you can pay per month?

- Fifty dollars.

- Mrs. Harper.

He imagined the time ...

It will take to pay ...

the loan as well?

I think a long time.

We can not accept you.

You can get a guarantor?

A car would not be enough ...

- ... Put your home ...

- No, but I have jewelry.

Sorry, we can not borrow

money on jewelry.

We do not have license

the pawnshop.

- It's a state law.

- I understand.

Not bother more.

Thank you anyway.

Certainly.

Merry Christmas

Here, madam.

- I commit some jewelry.

- Okay.

Are mine.

They are well. Pretty close.

- This is undated.

- Yes

- How much you want for it?

- How can it be?

- Can I give 700.

- 700? But worth much more.

- Eight hundred.

- Thank you.

Will put on display

No, those are the ones that showcase

were not regatadas.

- Or not paid the signal.

- I understand.

It's late.

Your receipt, ma'am.

- You will need.

- Thank you.

Sorry.

Careful, miss.

Open your eyes.

Is closed.

Bus from San Francisco

entering the platform 2.

Sorry to be late. It was

harder than I thought.

- Does not matter.

- Yes, just got $ 800.

Will not take the money.

Pulled out of the bank?

- There was. Endeavored some jewelry.

- Then retrieve all.

- Nagel now you can not do anything

- I do not understand what you mean.

The police know who killed

Darby. It's stuck.

- How?

- Do not worry. It's nothing.

They arrested someone?

Have a coffee.

His concerns

finished and I'm glad.

Do not let the girl

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