The Reckless Moment Page #6

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
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Year:
1949
82 min
159 Views


- They know people like me.

- You is not equal.

He was better than me.

Do not deceive yourself.

Never had killed

a man so far.

As a kid, my mother

I wanted to be a priest.

She had five children and never

I wanted to see was bad.

I've never done something decent

in my life.

Never thought to do

until you came along ...

And ... I began to think that

if I could go back ...

And start again ... ...

And what happened?

When I try to back me

encounter with it in his hands.

Follow my advice. Do not make the

same mistake my mother.

You do not know me.

The police know me well.

I can not afford to assume

and who suffers the rest of his life.

I methyl that.

It's my way of

do evil things.

Speak.

I'll talk to Bea and David.

I'll talk to you.

It's the only way.

Before doing so

could bring a drink.

- It would be nice.

- I'll be back.

- I was worried, Mrs. Harper.

- Sorry.

Go up and bring some bandages.

You Donely is injured.

Be careful with Mr. Harper.

Hurry, let's go.

- Do not think.

- Okay.

- You want to go with you?

- Take the cover.

Donely?

Sybil, the keys

my car quickly.

You would not have helped

with the police, Mrs. Harper.

Have lied. There would

spoken of blackmail

Like Mr. Donely.

Do not listen to me.

If I had done ...

- Where?

- Right.

Something happened.

- Donely?

- Go back to the car, Lucia. back.

- Stay away.

- Sybil!

- Sybil, takes the car

and will ask for help!

I can not move.

I'm stuck.

I could catch it.

No, do not.

Leave me as I am.

Do not even touch me.

They must not find me here.

It should go up. Listen to me.

Does everything

well?

When find Nagel here

not know what happened.

He was with me when

had the accident.

But if you will ruin everything

find when they arrive here.

You have to be brave.

Exit.

Spoil everything is.

Have been in vain.

Within a few minutes I'll be fine

And lead me

the doctor will take care of me.

But you have to get away from me.

vai quick, Lucia.

- Vai.

- None

Come on, move away.

Hurry, Lucia.

Come on, Mrs Harper.

I drive.

Lady phone.

Called Berlin.

Is Mr. Harper.

You are on the phone.

- Mom, we saw an accident.

- Quiet, David.

- Is Mr. Harper, of Berlin.

- Dad?

Mother had to stop,

police said ...

Said ... that

Man injured ...

Confessed ...

Darby killed.

Arrived before

he died.

And, mother,

they told me it was ...

- One time, Dad.

- What happens down there?

It's Dad, Grandpa.

Tom?

We

Christmas gifts.

Let a tree.

All is well except

we feel your absence.

Yes, Tom

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