The Reckless Moment Page #3

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
157 Views


- Was there?

- No, I was.

Mom should not

I called you.

Do not wanna talk about it. Ended.

Go to sleep.

Come on, Bea.

It was horrible.

- I did not want to go through that again.

- No need.

I promise.

Put a bag of water

hot. Will help you sleep.

- What are these races, Lucia?

- Nothing. Bea is not well.

I'm growing.

I need sleep.

Go back to bed, David.

He said to go back to bed.

Mommy, can I have some

pie and chocolate?

Good night, David.

Good day, Mrs. Harper.

- Good day, Sybil.

- You're up early.

- I could not sleep.

- I serve coffee?

No thanks. Go back to bed.

I'll take a walk.

Yes, ma'am.

Mom, you should not go out on the boat.

Why not?

Not yet put

new sails;

Sure, I bought with

my money and I should 55 cents.

I'll pay. Lowers the cuffs

and closes the jacket, David.

- It could have been without motor.

- Did not happen, do not worry.

I'll put the candles right now.

- How is he left at dawn?

- Dad ...

- More coffee, Mr. Harper?

- Sybil, knows that I drink tea.

Lucia, risked

that boat too.

I think David

're disassembling the engine.

Probably put

almost everything in the car.

It could have been adrift.

- Ms. Harper ...

- Yes?

I want to add something on the list

purchase we made yesterday.

You are here.

Me.

I know. Pocketed

not to forget like last time.

Yes.

Mom. the anchor was

on the boat this morning?

- I do not know.

- Someone stole.

- Who would steal an anchor?

- I do not know, but yesterday was

- If Mom did not.

- Gives the same, David, will buy another.

- Bea?

- Yes, mom, good morning.

Bea, I have to talk to you.

- David and grandfather know ...

- No, do not wanna talk about it.

Bea told someone

Darby was dating Ted.

- No.

- Good

As I let myself cheat

for this type?

Enough, Bea, I know how you feel ..

But ... do not have to talk

ill of him, or him, to anyone.

Nor should mention

his name ... get it?

- Nobody knows who knew him.

- Bea.

Something of yesterday ...

do not tell me?

No, nothing.

- Are you sure?

- Yes

- Scroll down for coffee

- There comes?

Coming.

Lucia, we have to see more.

- ... During the holidays.

- Madam, could ...?

- Try.

- My daughter will return tomorrow.

The college ... and I know

Beatriz want to see.

- We think the same.

- We can not have it so.

- Beatriz always wanted.

- I know.

What? I did

best I could.

Okay, lady.

but the best is not enough.

What I want this

office is action, not philosophy.

Take a look.

A stirring.

- Lucia, do not think that is right?

- I think he does not know. Catherine.

Take rope that table,

at the window.

- What happened?

- An art dealer murdered.

- What do you think? A murder

- Seals of three cents, please.

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