Jeopardy Page #3

Synopsis: The Stilwins are on vacation to an isolated beach in Mexico. Walking on a deserted jetty, Doug Stilwin gets his leg trapped under one of the logs. All attempts to move the log are futile and Helen Stilwin takes the car to get help. However, an escaped criminal kidnaps her. Will she be able to return to her husband before he drowns?
Director(s): John Sturges
Production: MGM
 
IMDB:
6.8
PASSED
Year:
1953
69 min
141 Views


gaunt and ugly at low tide.

I hated that jetty the moment I saw it.

Road's still there.

Just a little washed out.

- It's a cinch, Mom.

- Doug, what was that pier for?

They used to fish here for money.

End of the war ended that.

They used the jetty for loading.

Did you fish off

the end of the pier?

We sure did, son. Say, if you had

a freckle for every barracuda...

...that I caught off

the end of that pier...

Honey?

Well, this is it. Everybody out.

Boy, look at all that firewood.

I'm vice president in charge of the fire.

You promised.

Mr. Vice President, lunch in 10 minutes.

I'll be back.

Dad, Mom, I'm glad we're here.

That's for sure.

Before we unpack, I'd better move

the trailer to a better spot.

Okay. Put my shoes in there,

will you please, Doug?

Know something?

I'm glad we're here. That's for sure.

Helen, I've looked forward to this

all the time I was in the Army.

The three of us,

out in the middle of nowhere.

All this wonderful privacy.

Nothing to do but eat, swim, sleep.

Nothing to do but eat, swim and sleep.

You're like a kid out of school.

A kid?

Well, we'll talk about that later.

I have a feeling

I'm going to enjoy it here too.

You will.

I'm enjoying it more already.

"P-E-L-l-G-R-O."

- Doug, lunch is ready.

- You mean I'm not dreaming?

- The iced tea will get warm.

- Let it.

Well, the sun is hot, we'll get warm.

Where's Bobby?

Oh, I don't know.

Off in a cloud of firewood, I guess.

- You better call him.

- Later.

No, now.

Why, you...

Go on, call him.

We told him lunch in 10 minutes.

He must be starving.

Okay, you win.

See him anyplace?

No, but he can't be far.

Stop being native

and see if you can get him here.

Bobby.

- Bobby, lunch.

- Bobby.

That kid. The way he's able to disappear.

Doug. Look, out there on the jetty.

Bobby. Bobby.

Hey, son, come on back.

Lunch.

Bobby.

Bobby, come on back in here.

Bobby.

Bobby.

My foot's stuck,

and I can't get it out.

Bobby, come on back in here.

Bobby, can you hear me?

- Bobby...

- Doug, what does this mean?

"P-E-L-l-G-R-O."

Danger.

Bobby, are you all right?

My foot's stuck,

and I can't get it out.

Doug, something's happened.

He's trying to say something to us. Listen.

My foot's stuck,

and I can't get it out.

I'll go out after him.

Bobby, stay right where you are,

I'm coming after you.

Don't get excited, Bobby.

I'll be right there.

Take it easy, Bobby.

We'll have you back in a minute.

There we are.

This thing's shaky, Dad.

Probably won't hold the two of us.

- Don't worry.

- You better go back.

Don't you worry about that, Bobby.

You really got that stuck, haven't you?

Relax your foot.

Let me see if I can get that shoe off.

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Mel Dinelli

Mel Dinelli (born 6 October 1912, Albuquerque, New Mexico - d. 28 November 1991, Los Angeles, California) was an American writer for theatre, radio, film and magazines, usually in the suspense genre. He attended the University of Washington. more…

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