The Reckless Moment Page #2

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:
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Year:
1949
82 min
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Wait, is in Philadelphia.

He was speaking of his car.

Tom? How are you, darling?

Well, all right.

There's only one small problem.

Bea wants a Christmas tree

artificial and we had a really.

What do you choose?

It will not be here?

In Berlin?

Tom, can not leave

coming for Christmas.

Okay, Tom They

four years without this bridge.

May be further two weeks.

Sorry I know that's what we wanted.

It's wonderful.

- Go to Berlin.

- Yes, it's here. Wait a minute.

Here you go.

David just told me.

We'll miss you.

Yes, I'm fine.

The art school?

I'm fine.

I did not see. I saw no one.

I've been very busy.

Mom wants to talk to you.

Check back soon.

Tom? What?

I think that is taking the

art school very seriously.

I will. Do not worry

for nothing. We'll be fine

Tom, already be sufficient

out three years during the war.

You know that yes, Tom

Goodbye.

Write to you tonight.

- Yes?

- It's me, Mom.

A moment.

Can enter.

- I wanted to say goodnight.

- Why not take sneaker?

I did not think.

- Good night, dear.

- Good evening.

I wanted to see fully

dress.

Already writing the daddy?

What makes the calls!

Spoke to him in the afternoon.

I do not understand.

- What do the calls.

- Good evening.

- David fedes the garage.

- Take a bath every morning.

Yes, but I have to sleep

you every night.

Tom, I need you.

Bea closes in the fourth, ...

with rebellion

and upset me.

If these mothers were

tolerant of films ...

But ... I'm not.

I hate this man.

If David were an adult or your father

younger, but not so.

I have to take

all alone.

If you were here

get rid of this beast. "

"Dear Tom:

With all things

around the phone ...

I can not say ...

how I love you. "

Ted.

- Where are you?

- Here. In the shed.

- Where

- Here, Bea.

- Where?

- Here.

- Do not see you.

- Here.

Bea?

When he returned home

was furious.

He said he had to

promise not to see you again ...

Do not want to know ... me

they just want money.

What if you paid

would never see me.

Is that right?

The truth, Bea ...

I'm desperate ...

to get money.

No.

- What a horrible thing.

- Look ...

If your mother ... gives me money

not mean ...

- ... Do not see you again.

- Me Loose. Out.

But. Bea does not mean ...

Bea, you do not understand.

Bea?

Bea.

Bea, Where were you?

What happened?

I heard a noise.

Who was it?

Who was it?

Who did you see?

It was Ted.

Mom, you were right. I know ...

Alright.

Tell me what happened.

I was in the attic ...

He said that only

cares about money.

- I hate it.

- Honey, Where is he now?

I do not know.

Sobe. I'll be back.

- Can I help you, Mrs. Harper?

- No, thank you, Sybil.

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