The Reckless Moment Page #5

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


if this goal.

- She had nothing to do.

- Lord Donely ...

... listen to me, please ...

Suppose this man

had nothing to do.

It may not be guilty. Many

are stuck and are not.

But he is in prison.

Be damned.

- Forget it. It's a delinquent.

- Will be punished for what he did.

You do not have to worry.

It is not your business.

Coffee, please. A coffee.

- And if he was not?

- And if not?

But it was not.

I can not, because ...

You should not go to

prison because he was not.

Ali takes place, Let us sit.

- Want a soda?

- No, I want an ice cream.

Camellias? Buy

a camellia to miss.

- Easy, easy.

- It was not him.

Then you know who did?

Do you know?

Come on, who was it?

Do not tell me

or kill you.

Yeah, well, not.

I mean ...

See, that day

I went to see Darby.

He said he should not

back to see her.

Bea also said.

He said that if he returned

to approach, I ...

Well, tonight I went to see her.

If found in the shed.

I went there.

- There was a fight and ...

You did not kill him. I do not believe

Matei. With an anchor.

An anchor was the gun?

I pushed.

I pushed

and fell on her.

- Then I had to move it.

- As the move?

Darby was too big.

It would not to move.

But I managed.

- Do not know how, but I managed.

- I think not.

- I can not deny. It's the truth.

- Okay.

- It's a killer.

- Yes, if you wish.

But should not repeat

this story to anyone.

I want you to give me your word.

Think of your family.

Do it for them.

Bus to Manhattan Beach,

Long Beach ...

... Newport, Balboa,

Laguna may rise.

Listen. Already out

addition, do not you?

- Already out. The saved.

- But he is innocent.

Well, is innocent in this case,

but guilty in another hundred.

No matter, it's the same.

Have to look at

the two sides. His family.

With them being

will be much better.

Forget it.

Why sacrifice vai

his family, ...

By a man who ...

deserves what happens to him?

He was arrested for that, will be the

only good that ever made.

Do not try to think about what

is good or what is bad.

Is not dealing with the kind

people who know.

You are dealing with people

I know.

It is as it should be.

It's true.

Forget it. If you do,

everything will be done for you.

Tonight I will speak with Nagel ...

And ... you will recover your letters.

I will take them to his house.

No, please send

by mail. Sorry, but ...

- Okay, let in the mail.

- Thank you.

Buses from San Antonio,

El Paso, Phoenix, coming.

I'm looking Nagel.

Saw it?

At the bar.

Hello, Donely.

No. Play the same

Song again.

I need a letter

from the beginning.

- Where is Nagel?

- Touches. He just left.

- Why did you leave?

- It was a ride.

- Where was it?

- He said he wanted to see the sea.

Good night, Mrs. Harper.

- Ms. Harper ...

- Yes?

Mrs. Harper.

- A man came,

- Who?

He said he called Nagel.

Not a nice man, lady.

- Do not you think we should call ...?

- No, where is it?

He said he wanted to see her alone, then

I took him to the shed.

- I'm going there.

- You'd better ...

Before ... tell your family

you're here.

They are concerned

that arrives too late.

Alright. It takes a drink

and say that I descend so der.

Lucia, we were concerned.

He had very transit

and the bus was going slowly.

Mom, give me a dollar?

- A Dollar, David? For?

- For what? I'm leaving.

Look.

I'm a different guy.

Have a dollar in my desk upstairs.

Grab but one, not two.

- Thank you.

- Where are you?

Some friends invited

Bea and I go to the movies to eat them.

Vai whole class.

But the beautiful Bea does not want to go.

- Why do not you want to go, Bea?

- For nothing, mother.

Should go, darling

or I'll be disappointed.

I'm not in the mood.

Have you had dinner and I'm tired.

Serio, Bea,

what you should do is leave.

I am very

I tired to go ...

But would like to do ...

what I say, please.

- I can not.

- Lucia, ...

Tom ... now that is not

never speak of things.

I mean ...

- ... I'm here, you know?

- I know, Dad.

Went to sleep, but

if you want to see a movie ...

- No thanks.

- Are you tired?

Santa. that has nothing wrong

Tom did not come home.

- Good evening.

- Good evening.

- I rub. Sai.

- Mama, do not want to see anyone.

Do not want to see anyone

and I know why. It's ridiculous.

- Believe.

- If someone discovers.

've Talked about this

and there is more to say.

You can not leave

live your age. Come on.

- I'm not dressed.

- You are good.

Stay with my fur coat.

Looks good on you.

Got to see us before or

then it is better now.

- Mom.

It is so difficult.

- I know.

- Comes?

- Yes, David. Vai.

- Just like me. Come on.

One moment, Bea.

Lowers the sleeves.

There's something in his pocket.

- A shopping list.

- From buying?

Nothing, dear. Hurry up.

- That everything goes well.

- Thank you.

- Come on.

- See you when you return.

- Enjoy.

- Okay

- Mrs. Harper, I go with you?

- No thanks.

- Wait here if you need.

- Okay.

I'm sorry you had

to expect here, but ...

Now duchess.

took his time.

I could not come before.

Whatever?

You know.

- This afternoon Mr. Donely said ...

- You have to talk much.

Donely was a good man

until you stumble upon.

Now it's quiet.

Enough talk.

Where is the money?

Donely say much,

but back to the beginning.

However now he is out of it.

I'll take the 5,000 tonight.

I do not know what it is that

we are as in the beginning.

Do not know what you're talking about.

Do not know what I'm talking about?

Where is the money?

I'm not.

I could not get.

Because I'm not ready.

I'm not for that, since there

I can do anything.

Enough.

You can play with Donely,

but not me.

I say it

I can not do anything.

They arrested the man

Darby killed.

It has nothing to do with my daughter.

The letters do not mean anything.

They arrested the man who

sought. I can not do anything.

I have news

for you, Duchess.

It was put

free this afternoon.

I'll do what I should have done since

the beginning. I'll call the police.

And send it

to all newspapers.

They will do the rest.

There is nothing that pleases

more newspapers ...

A pretty girl who ...

involved in a murder.

- She had nothing to do.

- So to prove.

Maybe he wanted to make some Donely

deal with you, but I do not.

For me does his daughter, his son,

her husband or whoever.

For me it is a business matter.

and not leaving here ...

Until you have ...

this money in my hands.

Then decide.

That settles his debt with me ...

Or take the cards ...

to newspapers.

This is very simple.

So enough talk.

I told you not

approach her!

Need help.

Do not give up.

Need help.

You're bleeding.

- I have to take it from here.

- No, do not do it.

- I have to take it from here.

- No you can not. It's useless.

We have to call the police.

Do not understand. Tell you everything.

Everything that happened.

I will say that the guilt

is mine, not yours.

That did it for me.

Let me talk.

- They understood.

- It's me who understand.

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