The Reckless Moment 1949 ★★★½ (CC) Film-noir/Drama [James Mason, Joan Bennett]

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The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American film noir melodrama directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, It starred James Mason and Joan Bennett.   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. To ask him to stop seeing her seventeen year-old daughter. 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.  While fighting with Bea, Ted Darby takes a spill that leads to his death. The next morning, Lucia finds the body and assumes that Bea has killed her lover. Desperate to keep her daughter out of jail, She disposes of the body.  Meanwhile, Lucia's suspicions that Ted had sleazy friends are confirmed when gangster Martin Donnelly (James Mason) materializes with the intention of extorting cash from the Darby's on behalf of his partner, Nagel who has several letters Bea had written to Ted. Yet when Martin and Lucia grow increasingly close, the scheme starts to splinter.   Credits  Cast:  James Mason as Martin Donnelly  Joan Bennett as Lucia Harper  Geraldine Brooks as Bea Harper  Henry O'Neill as Tom Harper  Shepperd Strudwick as Ted Darby  David Bair as David Harper  Roy Roberts as Nagel  Frances E. Williams as Sybil (uncredited)  William Schallert as a police lieutenant (uncredited)  Kathryn Card as a loan processor (uncredited)

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00:00:00The End

00:00:30The End

00:01:00This happened last year, about a week before Christmas.

00:01:10The Harper family lived in a charming community called Balboa,

00:01:14about 50 miles from Los Angeles.

00:01:18Early one morning, Mrs. Harper took her car and drove to Los Angeles and...

00:01:25Mother! Mother, where are you going?

00:01:30Mother! Mother!

00:01:32Mother! Mother!

00:01:33Mother!

00:01:34Mother!

00:01:35Mother!

00:01:36Mother!

00:01:37Mother!

00:01:38Mother!

00:01:39Mother!

00:01:40Mother!

00:01:41Mother!

00:01:42Mother!

00:01:43Mother!

00:01:44Mother!

00:01:45Mother!

00:01:46Mother!

00:01:47Mother!

00:01:48Mother!

00:01:49Come on.

00:02:19is mr darby and mr ted darby what's the name mrs harper i'd like to see him just a second

00:02:27if there's any calls you know oh excuse me honey you know where you can reach me

00:02:34okay i'll tell her mr darby wants you to wait for him in the bar the bar

00:02:39every time we get a new singer joe is a big thing

00:02:47it took me for 50 last night i don't think the game was on the level

00:02:51too early to serve anything yet miss that's all right won't be long 10 minutes

00:03:08morning

00:03:15morning

00:03:19bar in the bar

00:03:20mrs harper yes

00:03:34said darby pete 10 minutes so are you a bee's mother yes i am mr darby and i i never realized

00:03:41she had such a young mother there's quite a resemblance

00:03:45i'm sorry i can't offer you a drink yet i didn't come to make a social call mr darby what i have

00:03:52to say won't take a minute as you please i don't want you to see my daughter again isn't that something

00:03:57for me to decide i don't think so she's only a child only 17 18 x mark only 17 mr darby

00:04:03and it's plain to see she's not old enough to know what's good for her

00:04:06mrs harper there's no harm he likes to get around meet interesting

00:04:10people i can do that for her she can get along very nicely without you you're not the kind

00:04:14of person i want be to see i hope you're not judging by my temporary surroundings mrs

00:04:18harper my apartment i know the kind of man you are mr darby i've gone to the trouble to find

00:04:22out how does b feel about all this i haven't discussed it with her and i don't intend to

00:04:27because you're going to stop seeing her i am yes and there's nothing i won't do to stop it

00:04:32maybe we should talk this over there's nothing to talk over yes there is you've been pretty frank

00:04:39and i'm going to be the same i didn't know how strongly you felt about my seeing b and now that

00:04:46i do i want to cooperate i want to help you i think with a little common sense we can get this

00:04:50all straightened out just how important is it to you that i don't see her anymore it's very important

00:04:56i mean as far as money is concerned otherwise i couldn't possibly promise not to see her again

00:05:02mrs harper you won't have to mr darby you've made it very simple for me i can discuss it with her now

00:05:08and i'll have nothing to worry about when she hears how deeply you feel about her goodbye mr darby

00:05:13operator get me balboa harper 2626 miss beatrice harper please

00:05:39hey mother how come you went up to los angeles this morning and didn't tell any of us

00:05:53i had some things to attend to i'm going to put on a new bumper mother

00:05:57i think you're too late and put on your shirt david

00:05:59okay

00:06:00hello father

00:06:06how's everything why didn't you tell us you were going to l.a this morning

00:06:11i uh uh wanted to get to the store before the crowd

00:06:16will you turn that vacuum cleaner off i can't hear the race results

00:06:19i don't know why you want to hear it mr harper

00:06:21hello mrs harper

00:06:22you never win anyhow

00:06:24sybil where's b she hasn't talked to anyone all afternoon

00:06:27she's in your room mrs harper using your shower again

00:06:30is that you mother yes b when you're through your shower i'd like to talk to you i know

00:06:42what do you mean you know mother how could you humiliate me so terribly by going to see ted

00:06:50well it was a little humiliating for me too i'm not used to dealing with people of his kind

00:06:54do you know what kind of a man he is

00:06:56yes i know

00:06:57but you're going to tell me that he's a low vile character

00:06:59he is

00:07:00that he lives in a horrible dirty hotel

00:07:02when ted called he told me that's about what you'd say

00:07:05now wait a minute

00:07:06i said wait be

00:07:08and did your friend mr darby also tell you

00:07:10he was perfectly willing not to see you again

00:07:12providing i made it worth his while financially

00:07:13i don't believe it

00:07:15you don't think i'd make up a thing like that do you

00:07:19ted said you made such a scene he said you got all upset and excited

00:07:23you might have misunderstood

00:07:24i didn't misunderstand anything he made his intentions perfectly clear

00:07:29mother you think you understand people

00:07:31but you really are terribly old-fashioned

00:07:34you couldn't possibly understand a man like ted

00:07:37i wouldn't want to

00:07:38sybil did you do my blouse yet

00:07:41i haven't been able to get to it yet

00:07:42well i asked you a whole hour ago

00:07:44you'll not talk like that to sybil

00:07:46sybil you don't have to do the downstairs today

00:07:50let's not lose our tempers let's be reasonable that man is the most important

00:07:57i don't care to discuss it anymore

00:07:59well it's not a question of whether you care to discuss it

00:08:01you're not to see that man again

00:08:03you must give me your promise you won't see him again

00:08:05i can't promise that mother

00:08:08no

00:08:09then you're not going back to los angeles

00:08:11i'll take you out of art school

00:08:12you wouldn't do such a thing

00:08:15i just did

00:08:16well that won't keep us apart

00:08:19we'll see each other somehow

00:08:22oh b stop acting

00:08:25you're not to see him again that's fine

00:08:27i'll get dressed and pick up your clothes

00:08:28mother can't you trust me

00:08:32i'm not having a nasty love affair with him

00:08:36if that's what you think

00:08:37b i've been stupid and indulgent

00:08:40your father wanted you to go to college

00:08:41and i took your side and persuaded him to let you go to art school

00:08:44which he felt was wrong

00:08:45because of the freedom and the people you'd be exposed to

00:08:47i mistakenly thought you were right thinking enough

00:08:49to be discriminating about the friends you chose

00:08:51well he was right and i was wrong

00:08:53you never would have met darby if we'd listened to him

00:08:55i know it's difficult for you to understand

00:08:58because you're still a child

00:08:59i probably would have felt the same way at your age

00:09:02the difference is that when you're 17 today

00:09:06you know what the score is

00:09:07you're not a child anymore

00:09:09b i'm not going to sit here all day

00:09:11and go over the same thing again and again

00:09:13you're not going to do that

00:09:15you're not going to see that

00:09:16don't know who you're calling

00:09:18that's your father

00:09:19how's it going with you son

00:09:23what

00:09:24you are tom wonderful

00:09:27can i talk to him grandpa

00:09:29wait a minute tom here's david

00:09:30hi dad

00:09:32swell

00:09:33huh

00:09:34you ought to see it it's almost a car now

00:09:36let me talk to him david

00:09:37hold it

00:09:38he's in philadelphia he's telling me all about his car

00:09:41shh

00:09:42tom

00:09:43how are you dear

00:09:45i'm fine

00:09:47we're all fine

00:09:49yeah

00:09:49there's just one little problem

00:09:51b wants a blue christmas tree for christmas and the rest of us are holding out for a green one

00:09:57how do you vote

00:09:58what you won't be here

00:10:00berlin

00:10:01oh tom you can't be away for christmas

00:10:05oh i don't care tom

00:10:07they've done without that bridge over there for four years i should think they could do without it for another two weeks

00:10:12oh i'm sorry i know it's what we've wanted it's wonderful tom wonderful

00:10:16has been ordered to berlin

00:10:17yes she's here wait a minute

00:10:19here david

00:10:21david just told me

00:10:23oh we're gonna miss you

00:10:25yes i'm fine

00:10:28art school

00:10:30oh well i i i'm getting along beautifully

00:10:34owen

00:10:35oh i haven't seen it well i haven't seen anyone lately i i've been too busy

00:10:39uh mother wants to talk to you

00:10:41hurry home

00:10:45tom what

00:10:48i think she's taking art school a little too seriously

00:10:52i'll tell her dear

00:10:53and don't worry about anything darling we'll all be fine

00:10:56goodness tom this isn't anything you were away three years during the war

00:11:01oh you know i do tom

00:11:04bye darling i'll write tonight

00:11:10yes it's me mother just a second

00:11:20now you can come in

00:11:33i wanted to say good night

00:11:35why aren't you wearing a slippers

00:11:37i'm hardening my feet for track

00:11:38good night dear

00:11:39good night

00:11:40i'd like to see you once fully dressed

00:11:42writing to dad so soon

00:11:44boy grown-ups sure can't be goony

00:11:46you talked to him just this afternoon

00:11:48i don't get it because we're goony

00:11:50night dear

00:11:51night

00:12:03david you smell like a garage

00:12:05i take a shower every morning

00:12:07yes but i have to sleep with you every night

00:12:19uh

00:12:32it

00:12:41Let's go.

00:13:11Let's go.

00:13:41Let's go.

00:14:11Where?

00:14:12Over here.

00:14:13I can't see you.

00:14:14Here.

00:14:15Here.

00:14:16Here.

00:14:17Here.

00:14:18Here.

00:14:19Here.

00:14:20Here.

00:14:21Here.

00:14:22Here.

00:14:23Here.

00:14:24Here.

00:14:25Here.

00:14:27Here.

00:14:28Here.

00:14:31Here.

00:14:32Here.

00:14:33B?

00:14:45When I got home, she made such a scene.

00:14:49She said I had a promise never to see you again.

00:14:52That you weren't interested in me at all.

00:14:54All you wanted was money.

00:14:57And that if she paid you, you'd never see me again.

00:14:59That's not true, is it?

00:15:03As a matter of fact, B, I am desperate for money.

00:15:08No, what a horrible thing to say.

00:15:11Now, look, if your mother does give me the money,

00:15:14that doesn't mean that I won't see you again.

00:15:16Let's go. Let's go. Go!

00:15:18But, B, it doesn't mean I won't.

00:15:26B, you don't understand.

00:15:33I don't know.

00:15:34Don't you?

00:15:34Go.

00:15:42B?

00:15:43B. B, where were you? What's the matter? What happened?

00:15:50I didn't know.

00:15:52B, B, calm down. Calm down. Who was it?

00:15:57It was Ted. I'm sorry. You were right. I know. I know.

00:16:00I never should have gone to bed again.

00:16:02All right. All right. Just try to tell me what happened.

00:16:05I was in the boat house. I... I knew.

00:16:08All he did for was the money. I hate him.

00:16:12Oh, my dear. Where is he now?

00:16:14I don't know. I loved him.

00:16:16You go on upstairs. I'll be up in a minute.

00:16:38Can I help you, Mrs. Harper? Oh, no. No, thanks, sir.

00:17:08Well, please, Mrs. Harper almost arrived.

00:17:10Let's go to 99, Compared to 99, sogenan with patreon.

00:17:13I want to know her too, Mrs. Harper.

00:17:17I'm sorry.

00:17:37Was he out there?

00:17:38No, he's gone.

00:17:41Oh, Mother, I wish I'd never gone.

00:17:43I wish I'd never...

00:17:44Oh, don't talk about it any more, dear. It's over.

00:17:46Come on to bed.

00:17:48Come on, Bea.

00:17:53It was so awful.

00:17:54I just couldn't never go through a thing like that again.

00:17:57You won't have to, dear.

00:17:59I promise you.

00:18:09I'll get you a hot water bottle.

00:18:11We'll help you to sleep.

00:18:16What's all the running up and down stairs, Lucia?

00:18:20Nothing, Father. Bea isn't feeling well.

00:18:22I'm a growing boy. I need my rest.

00:18:24Go back to bed, David.

00:18:26I said go back to bed.

00:18:38Mother, can I have a piece of chocolate cake?

00:18:40Good night.

00:18:41Good night, David.

00:18:49Good morning, Mrs. Harper.

00:18:52Good morning, Sybil.

00:18:53You were up awful early this morning.

00:18:55I couldn't sleep.

00:18:57Can I fix you some breakfast?

00:18:58No, thanks, Sybil.

00:18:59You go back to bed.

00:19:00I'm going for a walk.

00:19:02Yes, Sybil.

00:19:31We're going.

00:19:38Good morning, Mrs. Harper.

00:19:40You are ready to take care of the people.

00:19:46오늘은 Jesus.

00:19:48I'll see you next week.

00:24:49I think I'll put those plugs in right now.

00:25:22Oh, Mrs. Harper.

00:25:23Yes?

00:25:23I want to add something to that shopping list we made last night.

00:25:28I have it right here.

00:25:31Well, I had it.

00:25:33I know.

00:25:33You put it in your pocket so you wouldn't forget it like the last time.

00:25:37I know.

00:25:37Mother?

00:25:38Was the anchor in the boat this morning?

00:25:40I don't know.

00:25:41Somebody swiped it.

00:25:42Somebody swiped it.

00:25:42Who's stealing the anchor?

00:25:43I don't know, but it was in the boat yesterday.

00:25:45If Mother didn't see it, it's funny.

00:25:46Never mind, David.

00:25:47We'll get a new one.

00:25:49Bea.

00:25:50Yes, Mother.

00:25:50Good morning.

00:25:51Bea, I want to talk to you a minute.

00:25:53David and Grandpa, they don't know about it.

00:25:55Yeah, that's what I want to talk to you about.

00:25:57Bea, did you ever tell anyone you were going with Ted Darby?

00:26:01No.

00:26:01Good.

00:26:02If I ever could have been fooled by that, that long, vile.

00:26:04Stop it, Bea.

00:26:05I know how you feel, but you mustn't talk against him or about him to anyone.

00:26:10He mustn't even mention his name.

00:26:12Do you understand?

00:26:13Oh, it'd rather die than ever anyone.

00:26:14No, I ever knew him.

00:26:15Bea, is there anything about last night that you haven't told me?

00:26:20No.

00:26:21No, there's nothing.

00:26:23You're sure?

00:26:25Yes.

00:26:26Go down to breakfast, dear, you lady.

00:26:28Aren't you coming?

00:26:29I'll be right down.

00:26:34Well, you sure.

00:26:35You know, we must make a point of seeing a lot of each other during the holidays.

00:26:38Princess Feller.

00:26:39What?

00:26:39We'll try.

00:26:40Owen will be home from school tomorrow, and I know he'll be dying to see Beatrice.

00:26:43We'll do that, Cass.

00:26:44We can't ship it like this.

00:26:45Beatrice is always like her.

00:26:46Oh, well, Owen is always like...

00:26:48Well, what's the matter with it?

00:26:49I did the best I could.

00:26:50You might have done the best you could, Mrs. Feller, but the best is none too good.

00:26:54All I want from this post office is delivery, not philosophy.

00:26:57Take a look.

00:26:58A little excitement.

00:26:59Lucia, doesn't it look all right to you?

00:27:00I think he'd know, Catherine.

00:27:02Find some cord on that table by the window.

00:27:04What happened?

00:27:04Ex-Artealer murdered in Balboa.

00:27:06Well, what do you know?

00:27:08A murder.

00:27:09Three cent stamp, please.

00:27:10Sure, there you are.

00:27:11Murder, eh?

00:27:12Where?

00:27:12Right over on the other side of the highway.

00:27:14And a murder right here in Balboa.

00:27:16Next.

00:27:17Who was the guy, anyway?

00:27:18Some character by the name of Darby.

00:27:20What do you want of this letter?

00:27:21What?

00:27:21Oh, it's going to Berlin.

00:27:23How much will it be?

00:27:23I'll have to weigh it.

00:27:24Does this post office furnish scotch tape?

00:27:27Do they say who did it?

00:27:29No, but they've got some ideas.

00:27:31They know all about that Darby.

00:27:33Hey, here's your change.

00:27:34Give me one, please, Bob.

00:27:36Here you are, Mrs. Harper.

00:27:37Thanks.

00:27:37Sure is a nice tree you got there.

00:27:39Guess you're all set for Christmas now.

00:27:41What'd you say?

00:27:42I said, guess you're all set for Christmas.

00:27:44Yes.

00:27:44Ha, ha, ha, ha.

00:27:45Ha ha ha!

00:28:09Sybil, the tree is on the car.

00:28:12Would you ask David or Mr. Harper to bring it in, please?

00:28:15Yes, ma'am. There's a gentleman been waiting.

00:28:18Who?

00:28:19A Mr. Donnelly.

00:28:22Donnelly?

00:28:35Yes?

00:28:38I'm waiting for Mrs. Harper.

00:28:40I'm Mrs. Harper.

00:28:48My name is Donnelly, Martin Donnelly. I'd like a few words with you.

00:28:51Yes? What about?

00:28:58Do you mind?

00:29:10You'll be wanting these, Mrs. Harper.

00:29:21What are they?

00:29:23Writings.

00:29:25I don't know what you're talking about.

00:29:27These are letters which your daughter wrote to the late Ted Darby.

00:29:32The price is $5,000 cash.

00:29:36Ted Darling, I just wasn't alive until I met you.

00:29:41But you came like a fresh wind blowing through my stuffy room.

00:29:46I don't know, Ted, if I can make up my mind to do what you asked yesterday.

00:29:50I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave, Mr. Donnelly.

00:29:55Would you like me to call the police?

00:29:57I wouldn't do that if I were you, Mrs. Harper.

00:30:01But just the fact that you did ask, and that you thought I had the courage to take such a chance, makes me feel proud.

00:30:09Ted, I'm thinking about it.

00:30:11I'm not sentimental, you know that, but just the same, it is hard to break entirely with the past.

00:30:17Hi, Mother.

00:30:18David!

00:30:20I got trunks on.

00:30:21Hi.

00:30:22This is my son, David, Mr. Donnelly.

00:30:24Well, hi.

00:30:25I learned a new song today.

00:30:26Want me to play it?

00:30:27Some other time, David. I'm busy.

00:30:29All right.

00:30:31Mother has no appreciation for music.

00:30:34Hey, Mother, you read about the murder?

00:30:36Yes, David.

00:30:37Oh, glamour girl.

00:30:38At last, there's some excitement for you.

00:30:40A guy got bumped off right near here.

00:30:42Excuse me a minute.

00:30:43Who?

00:30:44Who was it?

00:30:45XR dealer, Ted Tharby.

00:30:46Give me that.

00:30:47What are you doing?

00:30:48Cut her out.

00:30:49Let me have it.

00:30:50Hey, no.

00:30:51Please, stop it.

00:30:53Now she'll call all her arty friends in L.A. and tell them it happened in her own backyard.

00:31:07If we're not to be interrupted again, I would continue.

00:31:12You don't have to continue.

00:31:14Because those letters don't mean a thing.

00:31:16She's only a child.

00:31:17They don't mean anything.

00:31:18Mrs. Harper, you don't seem to understand.

00:31:21The man these letters were written to has been murdered.

00:31:24The police would be greatly interested.

00:31:27Ted Deary's dying frantic.

00:31:29The other day, I started to talk to Mother about you.

00:31:32And it was just awful.

00:31:33She wouldn't understand.

00:31:34How did you get these?

00:31:36Mr. Abbey wanted to borrow some money from us.

00:31:39I didn't think the letters were worth anything.

00:31:42But there was not much else the man had to offer us.

00:31:44We took them off him until he was ready to pay us back.

00:31:47Sort of collateral, you know?

00:31:49Well, you might say it was a bit of luck for us these getting murdered like that.

00:31:53Because now the letters will realize much more than we lent them.

00:31:56As Mr. Nagel would say, we want to liquidate our stock while the market is high.

00:32:01Mr. Nagel's my partner. He's a good businessman.

00:32:04Lucia!

00:32:06Where do you want me to put it?

00:32:08Oh.

00:32:09This is Mr. Donnelly.

00:32:11He's from Tom's office.

00:32:13Oh, you know, my son.

00:32:15Isn't it great about us going to Berlin?

00:32:17How do you do?

00:32:19I'm terribly sorry you can't stay for dinner.

00:32:22Oh, you're not staying for dinner?

00:32:24No.

00:32:25Oh, it's a big mistake.

00:32:27Civil's making beef and kidney pie.

00:32:29But, Father...

00:32:30You're very kind.

00:32:32But I have someone waiting.

00:32:33Uh, are you from Ireland, Mr. Donnelly?

00:32:35I was born there.

00:32:36Then we have something in common.

00:32:38I'm from Boston.

00:32:39Is that right?

00:32:40As long as you can't stay for dinner,

00:32:42the least we can do is give you a drink.

00:32:45Mother, may I talk to you for a minute?

00:32:49Go ahead. I can wait.

00:32:52Mother, it's all about him.

00:32:55Shh, not here, Bea.

00:32:56Mother, it says such terrible things.

00:32:58And this is such...

00:32:59What has nothing to do with you?

00:33:02But...

00:33:03He was in jail, Mother.

00:33:04He was arrested.

00:33:05I know. I know.

00:33:06And that ugly art business...

00:33:07That has nothing to do with you.

00:33:08Please listen to me.

00:33:09Whatever happened to that man...

00:33:10I'm glad he's dead.

00:33:11Don't say that.

00:33:12Don't ever say that.

00:33:13Mother, I...

00:33:14There's something I didn't tell you.

00:33:16Bea, whatever happened to that man...

00:33:18has nothing to do with you.

00:33:20Nobody knows.

00:33:21Just you and I.

00:33:22So please put it out of your mind.

00:33:23Father, wait a minute.

00:33:24I wrote to him.

00:33:26I wrote a lot.

00:33:28They'll find the letters.

00:33:30No.

00:33:31No, they won't.

00:33:33No one will find anything.

00:33:35I promise you.

00:33:36Oh, it's so rotten.

00:33:37It's awful.

00:33:38Get ready for dinner, Bea.

00:33:39I can't go to dinner.

00:33:40All right.

00:33:41I'll bring you something later.

00:33:42Is that gentleman staying for dinner?

00:33:44No.

00:33:45And I hope Father doesn't ask him again.

00:33:47David, stop it.

00:33:48And get dressed for dinner.

00:33:57Oh, yes.

00:33:58Would you, would you have a...

00:33:59Sybil's almost ready to serve.

00:34:00It is the summer time.

00:34:01The kids have a marvelous time in those little...

00:34:03I can't believe that.

00:34:04Yes, sir.

00:34:07I really must be going.

00:34:09Oh, but I haven't had a chance to hear about Tom.

00:34:10Father, I'll tell you all about it later.

00:34:12I'll be seeing you again, Mr. Harper, very likely.

00:34:14Mrs. Harper's going to help me look for a house out here.

00:34:17Good.

00:34:18Tomorrow.

00:34:19Uh, Lutcher, did anyone get the paper?

00:34:21I want to get the results of the fourth race at Tropical Park.

00:34:24Gold Admiral, paid 660.

00:34:27And Mr. Harper, at Caliente Sunday, Rolling Hills in the fifth race to win.

00:34:32Are you sure?

00:34:33I'm sure.

00:34:34Good night, Mr. Harper.

00:34:35Good night.

00:34:36I can't...

00:34:37I can't see you tomorrow.

00:34:39Where shall we meet?

00:34:42You can't come here.

00:34:43I won't have you in my house.

00:34:45I don't have to come back if you're giving her the money now.

00:34:47I...

00:34:48I have to have time to think.

00:34:50Could you get in touch with your husband?

00:34:52No.

00:34:53No.

00:34:54The father-in-law.

00:34:55We haven't got $5,000.

00:34:57You'll think of a way to lay your hands on it.

00:35:00Uh...

00:35:01I'll meet you at the... the real estate agency.

00:35:04Tomorrow.

00:35:05It's the one next to the drug store.

00:35:07Nine o'clock.

00:35:08Nine thirty.

00:35:09All right, Mrs. Harper.

00:35:11Good night.

00:35:20Bee's gone up to her room, Mother, and won't come down.

00:35:22I know.

00:35:23What's been bothering Bee the last few days, Lucia?

00:35:25The artist is starving her garret tonight.

00:35:28Uh... nice fellow.

00:35:30Was his name O'Donnelly or just plain Donnelly?

00:35:34Donnelly.

00:35:35David, don't take so much butter.

00:35:37Uh... where'd Tom meet him?

00:35:39I don't remember, Father.

00:35:40Tom meets so many people, he...

00:35:42Is he from Tom's office?

00:35:43I'm not sure.

00:35:45He... he didn't...

00:35:47What's the matter?

00:35:49I have a headache.

00:35:51David, I told you not to take so much butter.

00:35:56Don't you think you should get up, Bee?

00:35:58Everyone's at breakfast. It's late.

00:36:02I'll be there at breakfast.

00:36:04And I'll sit and ask questions.

00:36:08Please, I don't want to go down.

00:36:11Oh, come on now.

00:36:12Fix your face and take a shower...

00:36:14...and have breakfast downstairs like everybody else.

00:36:16Oh, I can't.

00:36:21Couldn't I maybe go away somewhere for a while?

00:36:24I don't know, Bee.

00:36:27Where could you go and how would it look...

00:36:29...your being away during the holidays?

00:36:30What would David and your grandfather think?

00:36:33Well...

00:36:34If I could go to...

00:36:35...go to Lake Tahoe...

00:36:36...to Aunt Edna...

00:36:37...that would be perfectly all right.

00:36:39And I wouldn't think anything.

00:36:42Oh, please...

00:36:43...talk to her and see if it's all right.

00:36:46It's all right.

00:36:47Or maybe...

00:37:16...that's all right.

00:37:23Operator...

00:37:24...I want to call Lake Tahoe.

00:37:26Person-to-person call.

00:37:32My number?

00:37:33Coffee's getting called, Lucia.

00:37:35Oh, never mind, operator.

00:37:46I'll get you.

00:37:47I'll get you.

00:38:10I thought we were supposed to meet at the real estate office.

00:38:13It's past 9.30.

00:38:14I'll be right with you.

00:38:24You've got to eat something before you go out.

00:38:39I can fix that.

00:38:41I didn't even know it had a horn.

00:38:44You've been around cars, haven't you, Mr. Donnelly?

00:38:47I used to handle quite a lot of them...

00:38:49...when they were hard to get.

00:38:54David, go in and finish your breakfast.

00:38:56Thank you, Mr. Donnelly.

00:38:57The next time the guard comes asking me to roll up the hose, please.

00:39:00Excellent.

00:39:01All right, go back in the house.

00:39:02Why'd you come here?

00:39:03We were supposed to meet in the village.

00:39:04I'd like to get this over as fast as I can.

00:39:05Yes.

00:39:06We'll have to move faster.

00:39:07Oh, here they are.

00:39:08I'll back my car out.

00:39:09We'll use mine.

00:39:10But...

00:39:11We'll use mine.

00:39:12Did you find a way to get the money yet?

00:39:13Please just drive me to the drug store.

00:39:14I have a call to make.

00:39:15It's a call I can't make at the house.

00:39:16I understand.

00:39:21I understand.

00:39:22I understand.

00:39:52It's bad for your health.

00:40:01What?

00:40:02You smoke too much.

00:40:04It's going to be hard for me to go to Los Angeles and get the money.

00:40:22I promised Father and David the car tomorrow.

00:40:25If I want it, there'll be questions.

00:40:28I've been to Los Angeles once this week, but that means more questions.

00:40:32You don't know how a family can surround you at times.

00:40:37No, I don't.

00:40:39I have to have time to think.

00:40:41I can't just get the money like that.

00:40:51Hi, Miss Harper.

00:40:53Hello, Mike.

00:40:54I thought I was going to hear from you, Miss Harper.

00:40:56What about?

00:40:57I want to get busy on that roof of yours before we get busy.

00:41:00Oh, well, we'll talk about it when Mr. Harper gets home.

00:41:04Okay.

00:41:05You should have taken my car.

00:41:07Turn left here.

00:41:08There's less traffic.

00:41:16This ought to be deserted enough.

00:41:18My son worked here last summer.

00:41:21Worked very hard.

00:41:22You wouldn't know about that, would you?

00:41:24Sold hamburgers, saved $40.

00:41:27At least he earned it.

00:41:29Do you never get away from your family?

00:41:33No.

00:41:42But Edna, Bea wouldn't care where she slept just as long as she was up there.

00:41:45She isn't hard to manage.

00:41:46Bea isn't like that.

00:41:47Edna, I'm the first to appreciate that you're filled up at Christmas, but Bea hasn't been feeling well.

00:41:52No, she isn't sick, but I want to get her away from here.

00:41:57February?

00:41:59No, Edna, you...

00:42:01What?

00:42:02Operator?

00:42:03My three...

00:42:04Hold on, Edna.

00:42:05I have to get some more change.

00:42:06Hold on.

00:42:07Hold on.

00:42:20I need some change.

00:42:21I'm in the middle of the phone conversation.

00:42:24I've got some times.

00:42:29I think I'll need another quarter.

00:42:58Less nicotine, less tobacco, Stan.

00:43:01Nice.

00:43:02Do you sell many of these?

00:43:06Filter holders?

00:43:07Tons of them.

00:43:08Wouldn't it be simpler if you didn't sell the cigarettes?

00:43:11Are you with Mrs. Harper?

00:43:13Yes.

00:43:14These are hers.

00:43:16Oh, thank you.

00:43:17One thing I can't make out, if it's two or three cans of tooth powder.

00:43:22I don't know.

00:43:23I'll make it three.

00:43:24All right.

00:43:25All right.

00:43:26And, uh, I'll take one of these.

00:43:30Charge?

00:43:31Well, these are charged.

00:43:32I'll pay for that.

00:43:45Oh, you have me.

00:43:46Hello, Mrs. Harper.

00:43:47Hello.

00:43:48Did you remember to put my father-in-law's razor blades?

00:43:51Did we?

00:43:52Yes.

00:43:53And, and here's your change.

00:43:55And three makes a dollar.

00:43:58You ready?

00:43:59Yes.

00:44:00Goodbye, Mrs. Harper.

00:44:01Goodbye, Mr...

00:44:02Cut your wheels.

00:44:03That's it.

00:44:18Was your telephone call successful?

00:44:20Did you arrange anything?

00:44:21I wasn't calling about the money.

00:44:22I have an aunt in Tahoe.

00:44:23I wanted to look after beef for a while.

00:44:24I thought you might have changed your mind about getting in touch with your husband.

00:44:28Will you be doing that?

00:44:29No.

00:44:30I told you I can't do that.

00:44:31Why?

00:44:32It may be weeks before I can reach him.

00:44:33I wouldn't think there was any place that remote.

00:44:42He's traveling.

00:44:43You can cable him on a boat, not a train.

00:44:44What do you expect me to do?

00:44:45Cable, send money, I'm being blackmailed?

00:44:46My husband will get in touch with me as soon as he can.

00:44:47I'm afraid we can't wait that long.

00:44:48Well, I'm afraid you'll have to.

00:44:49I wouldn't even consider trying to raise the money if Bea weren't so.

00:44:50Well, she... if she wouldn't...

00:44:51One has to be careful.

00:44:52Children dramatize things so much.

00:44:53In this case, she's justified.

00:44:54That's ridiculous.

00:44:55Her letters mean nothing.

00:44:56You and I, we both know that.

00:44:57Nevertheless, you're anxious that the police aren't allowed.

00:44:58I don't know.

00:44:59You can cable him on a boat, not a train.

00:45:00You can cable him on a boat, on a train.

00:45:01What do you expect me to do?

00:45:02Cable, send money, I'm being blackmailed?

00:45:03My husband will get in touch with me as soon as he can.

00:45:04I'm afraid we can't wait that long.

00:45:05Well, I'm afraid you'll have to.

00:45:06I wouldn't even consider trying to raise the money if Bea weren't so.

00:45:08Well, she... if she wouldn't.

00:45:11Well, one has to be careful.

00:45:13In this case, she's justified.

00:45:14That's ridiculous.

00:45:15Her letters mean nothing.

00:45:16You and I, we both know that.

00:45:18Nevertheless, you're anxious that the police shan't see them.

00:45:20Only because it would make her feel...

00:45:23There's the police.

00:45:25They'll be looking for the one who killed Derby.

00:45:28Now, if they should see those letters...

00:45:30Oh, Wednesday, Mr. Donnelly, please.

00:45:32The banks are closed over the weekend.

00:45:33There's nothing I can do.

00:45:34It's too far off.

00:45:35And the car, I've already told you.

00:45:37I can't take the car to Los Angeles again.

00:45:39It'll make my family wonder.

00:45:40It's just impossible for me to get away so soon again on my own.

00:45:42You're quite a prisoner, aren't you?

00:45:44I don't feel like one.

00:45:45Wednesday, Mr. Donnelly.

00:45:47In the years I've been with Nagel...

00:45:50I've seen him handle blackmail deals.

00:45:53Believe me, Mrs. Harper, it's best that you do this through me.

00:45:56My partner's not always as patient as I am.

00:45:59Partner?

00:46:00I don't believe you have a partner.

00:46:02You're on your own.

00:46:03You might at least have the courage to admit it.

00:46:05No, I'm not on my own.

00:46:07We're all involved with each other one way or another.

00:46:11You have your family.

00:46:12I have my Nagel.

00:46:14How can you say that?

00:46:16You and your Mr. Nagel, if he exists, are just a couple of blackmailers...

00:46:20held together by a common interest in cheating people.

00:46:23I wouldn't try to raise the money.

00:46:24It's just that Bea...

00:46:26It would be such a shock to her.

00:46:28She's lucky to have a mother like you.

00:46:30Everyone has a mother like me.

00:46:31You probably had one too.

00:46:34When shall I come for the money?

00:46:36I'll have to get in touch with you.

00:46:37I'll call you tonight.

00:46:38Don't you understand?

00:46:39You can't call me.

00:46:41I'll do the best I can.

00:46:43I'll try every way.

00:46:44Then I'll send it to you.

00:46:46But just give me until Wednesday.

00:46:47I'll know by then what I can do.

00:46:49I'll see about it.

00:46:52Would you like to have some lunch now?

00:46:54With you?

00:46:55No.

00:46:56You were perfectly safe with me.

00:46:58Just drop me on the other side.

00:46:59How will you get home?

00:47:01Don't worry.

00:47:02I'll manage.

00:47:05There is a Nagel.

00:47:07I give you my word.

00:47:15All right.

00:47:16Thank you very much, Mr. Harper.

00:47:17Thank you very much.

00:47:18Sorry we couldn't help you anymore, Lieutenant.

00:47:20But nobody up at our house ever heard of him.

00:47:22Now, we'll see you again, Mr. Harper.

00:47:23You know, it had me completely fooled.

00:47:25I figured he was killed up in L.A. and then dumped down here.

00:47:28Well, we know it didn't happen that way, Mr. Harper.

00:47:31You mean because you know he was killed with an anchor?

00:47:33Well, that and some other things, yes, Mr. Harper.

00:47:35You think he was murdered right here in Balboa, Lieutenant?

00:47:37Well, maybe.

00:47:38All right.

00:47:39Well, if it happens to be that way, Lieutenant,

00:47:40we'll give you all the help we can.

00:47:42You see, when I was a young man in the Army,

00:47:43I was always interested in crime.

00:47:45Thank you very, very much, Mr. Harper.

00:47:47You're welcome.

00:47:48We'll see you again.

00:47:49We'll see you again.

00:47:50Goodbye, Lieutenant.

00:47:51Goodbye, now.

00:47:52Here we go.

00:47:53Cast on.

00:47:54Cast on.

00:47:55Cast on.

00:47:56Cast on.

00:47:57Cast on.

00:47:58Cast on.

00:47:59Good morning.

00:48:00Good morning.

00:48:01All right, come on, you kids.

00:48:02You better get on and on the boat.

00:48:03Excited us all over.

00:48:04Come on, now.

00:48:05No lagging behind there.

00:48:06Come on.

00:48:07What are you all doing here?

00:48:08Oh, we had a little excitement.

00:48:09The police just left.

00:48:10You missed it, Mother.

00:48:11The police?

00:48:12Ah, about that Darby.

00:48:13Routine questioning.

00:48:14What'd they want to know?

00:48:15Oh, if anyone in the house knew them or had ever heard of them.

00:48:18No, it is rather an odd case.

00:48:19I can't figure what that type of man would have been doing in this neck of the woods.

00:48:21We were grim.

00:48:22My darling, you shouldn't be here.

00:48:23Go home.

00:48:24And I think the rest of you better go, too.

00:48:25Want to come up to the house?

00:48:26I got some new records.

00:48:27No, go to someone else's house.

00:48:28No, go to someone else's house.

00:48:29I like the lieutenant, but I'd rather be a fireman.

00:48:30Come on.

00:48:31Why did the police come here, Father?

00:48:32After all, they should know what the man was.

00:48:33Why are they checking privacy?

00:48:34I'm not sure if they knew them or had ever heard of them.

00:48:35No, it is rather an odd case.

00:48:36I can't figure what that type of man would have been doing in this neck of the woods.

00:48:37We were grim.

00:48:38My darling, you shouldn't be here.

00:48:39Go home.

00:48:40And I think the rest of you better go, too.

00:48:41Want to come up to the house?

00:48:42I got some new records.

00:48:43No, go to someone else's house.

00:48:44I like the lieutenant, but I'd rather be a fireman.

00:48:48Come on.

00:48:49Why did the police come here, Father?

00:48:51After all, they should know what the man was.

00:48:52Why are they checking privacy?

00:48:57Oh, they seem to believe that he might have been involved with a family in the neighborhood.

00:49:02Why?

00:49:03Well, he was killed with an anchor.

00:49:06How do they know it was an anchor?

00:49:08The shape of the wound.

00:49:10Besides, they know the body was taken into the swamp by a small boat.

00:49:13The small boat had to come from someplace around here.

00:49:16Have they any ideas?

00:49:19No, I don't suppose they'd tell if they did.

00:49:22You know, somebody saw you out there that morning.

00:49:25What?

00:49:26Yeah, two fellows fishing.

00:49:28The lieutenant wanted to talk to you.

00:49:30Why?

00:49:31Oh, to find out if you'd seen anybody.

00:49:34I told them you hadn't or you would have mentioned it.

00:49:36Why are they so interested in anyone being on the water at that hour?

00:49:40They know that it was about that time that Darby's body was moved into the swamp.

00:49:44Mrs. Harper?

00:49:45I didn't see anyone.

00:49:47Mrs. Harper?

00:49:49Uh, Sybil's calling you, Lucia.

00:49:51Telephone!

00:49:52Oh.

00:49:53I'm coming.

00:49:54I'm coming.

00:50:11Thanks.

00:50:12Hello?

00:50:13Hello, Mr. Downley.

00:50:15Uh, that Mr. Downley?

00:50:16Yes.

00:50:17Ask him for dinner some night.

00:50:18All right, Father.

00:50:19What is it?

00:50:20I understand you can't talk.

00:50:21Look now.

00:50:22I just called to tell you that he won't wait till Wednesday.

00:50:23He wants the money no later than Monday.

00:50:25And there is a Nagel.

00:50:27I'm afraid there's very much a Nagel.

00:50:29You don't believe me?

00:50:31Listen to me.

00:50:32Listen.

00:50:33If you could get half of it, you don't have to raise...

00:50:35I already told Nagel I wouldn't be wanting my share.

00:50:38And I'd like you to know, too, that if I could get half of it, you don't have to raise...

00:50:41I already told Nagel I wouldn't be wanting my share.

00:50:44And I'd like you to know, too, that if I had the money, I'd pay him off, and that would be the end of it.

00:50:51Are you there?

00:50:54Did you hear what I said?

00:50:56Yes.

00:50:57No.

00:50:58No.

00:50:59No.

00:51:00No.

00:51:01No.

00:51:02No.

00:51:03No.

00:51:04No.

00:51:05No.

00:51:06No.

00:51:07No.

00:51:08No.

00:51:09No.

00:51:10No.

00:51:11No.

00:51:12No.

00:51:13No.

00:51:16I wish you would believe me.

00:51:18I wish things could have been different in many ways.

00:51:22Only one good thing came of it.

00:51:24I met you.

00:51:27Which way did you come into town?

00:51:33I'll meet you at the terminal.

00:51:43Hey, where's the game tonight?

00:51:58I don't know. I'm not playing.

00:52:02Tell him the game will be held in room 420 tonight.

00:52:08Talk to her?

00:52:09Yes.

00:52:10She'll have the money Monday?

00:52:11She'll try.

00:52:14What do you give me that she'll try business for?

00:52:17I told you what to tell her. Let's cut out the horsing around.

00:52:21Maybe I better go down there and talk.

00:52:22I'm handling this. You lay off. You're not going near her.

00:52:25I'm not, huh?

00:52:26No, you're not.

00:52:28You know, this lady's not in your class, Martin.

00:52:32I often think you get mad at me because I remind you of what you are.

00:52:37You're not respectable, Martin.

00:52:40Relax. Take it easy.

00:52:41Plus payment on house, plus taxes, plus telephone bill, plus piano bill.

00:52:55Plus...

00:53:00Plus...

00:53:01Plus...

00:53:02Plus...

00:53:03Plus...

00:53:03A bill.

00:53:14Plus electric bill.

00:53:17Plus water bill.

00:53:21Come in.

00:53:22Mrs. Harper, you hardly touched a thing at dinner tonight.

00:53:24I thought maybe you'd like this.

00:53:26Thanks.

00:53:27Sibyl, I didn't put the things away that I got in town this morning.

00:53:30Would you please?

00:53:31Yes.

00:53:33A lot of people put aside money so they have it when they need it.

00:53:38Christmas sure makes little numbers out of big ones, doesn't it?

00:53:43Sibyl, we've got to cut down on the lights.

00:53:45That would...

00:53:47Well, I mean, we're always leaving the lights on and the meat bill, Sibyl.

00:53:52No.

00:53:53I can cancel that suit I ordered.

00:53:55Oh, we can watch it a little more, Mrs. Harper.

00:54:01This wasn't on the list.

00:54:02Did you buy the cigarette holder?

00:54:04No.

00:54:05No, I didn't.

00:54:05I'll take it back.

00:54:09Good night, Mrs. Harper.

00:54:10Good night.

00:54:10Good luck, Mrs. Harper.

00:54:12Come on.

00:54:13Come.

00:54:17Come.

00:54:18Come.

00:54:28I really wish you'd understand, Mrs. Harper.

00:54:33That kind of a loan.

00:54:34Hello, Mrs. Harper.

00:54:35Now, that kind of a loan.

00:54:37May I have your keys, please?

00:54:38Geez, please. We'd have to have your husband's signature.

00:54:42Yes, yes.

00:54:43If you'd given us a little notice, it would only be a matter of a few days.

00:54:46We'd cable to your husband, you see, and settle the matter.

00:54:49It's all right, Mr. Arpin. How do I understand?

00:55:08Could you help me?

00:55:25Whom do I see about making a...

00:55:28I'd like to see someone about making a loan.

00:55:32Just a minute.

00:55:35Mrs. Loring's free now. She's at the third desk in there.

00:55:38Just go through the gate.

00:55:59How do you do?

00:56:03Won't you sit down?

00:56:04Miss...

00:56:05Mrs. Harper.

00:56:08H-A-R-P-E-R?

00:56:14Yes.

00:56:15I grow them in my garden.

00:56:17Oh.

00:56:18Now then, what can I do for you?

00:56:21I want to get a... I mean, make a loan. No, get a loan.

00:56:26And how much do you wish to borrow?

00:56:28Five thousand dollars.

00:56:30I see.

00:56:31And what is the purpose of this loan, if I may ask?

00:56:36Well, I... I need the money.

00:56:39Oh, I gathered that.

00:56:42Now, what is the money for?

00:56:46Your...

00:56:47Your ad said no red tape.

00:56:50Well, we must know the purpose of the loan and how you plan to repay it. That's not red tape, is it?

00:56:56No, I didn't.

00:56:57Now, what is your husband's first name and occupation?

00:57:00I thought it was just a question of my signing a note.

00:57:03Well, how much do you think you could repay every month?

00:57:08Fifty dollars.

00:57:09Mrs. Harper, do you realize how long it would take to pay back the sum, you ask, at that rate?

00:57:15I guess it would take a long time.

00:57:18Oh, we couldn't consider it Mrs. Harper, really.

00:57:23Do you have any collateral?

00:57:25A car wouldn't cover it, of course, but your house...

00:57:28No, but I have my jewelry.

00:57:29Oh, I'm sorry.

00:57:31We cannot lend money on jewelry.

00:57:33We don't have a pawnbroker's license.

00:57:36It's, uh, state law, you know.

00:57:39I see.

00:57:40Well, I guess I won't bother you anymore.

00:57:42Thanks.

00:57:43Thanks just the same.

00:57:44Of course.

00:57:47Merry Christmas.

00:57:48Merry Christmas.

00:57:48A.R.аго, I guess.

00:57:59Oh, my goodness.

00:58:01Evening, believe in the horse.

00:58:02Maybe it?

00:58:02Yeah, I'll get you later.

00:58:04Evening, sharing.

00:58:05Oh, my goodness.

00:58:06I might say so, yes.

00:58:07Of course.

00:58:07Bye, everybody.

00:58:08See you.

00:58:08Bye.

00:58:08Hey, I'll get you later.

00:58:09Catch me later.

00:58:09Bye.

00:58:09See you later.

00:58:10Baby.

00:58:10Bye.

00:58:11See you later.

00:58:11Tuesday.

00:58:12Spirit is coming out.

00:58:13Hey, II.

00:58:14I'll get you later.

00:58:14sehr.

00:58:14Livesyg thousand.

00:58:14Chinese.

00:58:15New Neveracks.

00:58:15Big aff publi.

00:58:16Oooh.

00:58:16Day.

00:58:17Are you?

00:58:17Over here, madam.

00:58:33I'd like to borrow some money on some jewelry.

00:58:36All right.

00:58:37Here it is.

00:58:44It's mine.

00:58:47Very nice.

00:58:56Nice setting.

00:58:58If I fill out a date.

00:59:00Yes.

00:59:01How much do you want on this?

00:59:03As much as I can get.

00:59:07Well?

00:59:09I can give you $700.

00:59:12$700, but it's worth so much more.

00:59:14$800.

00:59:17Will you, are you going to put the things in the window?

00:59:22No, no.

00:59:23Those things in the window are those which the owners haven't redeemed.

00:59:26Or they haven't paid the interest on.

00:59:27I see.

00:59:29Oh, it's late.

00:59:31Here's your ticket, madam.

00:59:36You'll need that.

00:59:38Hey, watch it.

00:59:58Hey, watch it.

00:59:58The lady.

00:59:58Keep your eyes open.

00:59:59It's stopped.

01:00:00I'll be right back.

01:00:02Bye.

01:00:04Bye.

01:00:08Buds from San Francisco.

01:00:11Now arriving.

01:00:12Gate two.

01:00:13Sorry, I'm late at.

01:00:14Longer than I thought.

01:00:15That's all right.

01:00:15That's not all right.

01:00:16I could only raise $800.

01:00:17And I won't be taking the money.

01:00:19Did you draw that out of your bank?

01:00:20No, I didn't have it.

01:00:21I...

01:00:21I pawned some jewelry.

01:00:22Well, you can get your things back, all of them.

01:00:24Nagel can't do anything to you now.

01:00:25I...

01:00:26I don't understand what you mean.

01:00:27The police know who killed Dabby.

01:00:28They've taken him in.

01:00:30They...

01:00:31They what?

01:00:31It's no bother of yours.

01:00:32He's nothing.

01:00:33They...

01:00:34They've arrested someone?

01:00:36I'll get you some coffee.

01:00:37What?

01:00:38Your worries are over now, and I'm glad.

01:00:41Do you want to have any trouble?

01:00:41What do you want to go?

01:00:42Make his people in California yet.

01:00:45They'll keep the girl's name out of it.

01:00:46I'll let his up nothing to do with Dabby.

01:00:47Mr. Donnelly.

01:00:49Listen to me, please.

01:00:50And I told her.

01:00:52Supposing he had nothing to do with it, this...

01:00:53this what's-his-name.

01:00:54Murray, he could have been framed.

01:00:55A lot of people didn't like him.

01:00:56But he's in jail.

01:00:57He's in jail for it.

01:00:59He'll be tried for it.

01:00:59He won't lose a night's sleep over it.

01:01:01He and Dabby, the two of them...

01:01:01But he can't be punished, can he, for something he didn't do?

01:01:03There's no need for you to worry about it.

01:01:05It's no concern of yours.

01:01:07Coffee, please.

01:01:08One coffee, please.

01:01:09Yes.

01:01:10But what if he didn't do it?

01:01:12What if he did?

01:01:13But he didn't do it.

01:01:14He didn't because...

01:01:15Well, you see, he couldn't, and...

01:01:16The thing is, they mustn't keep him in jail because he didn't do it.

01:01:19Ten cents.

01:01:20Two seats, sir.

01:01:21Let's go sit down.

01:01:22Arriving gate four.

01:01:26Will you have a Coke?

01:01:28No, I want an ice cream.

01:01:30Yes.

01:01:31Camellias.

01:01:32Buy the lady a camellia, mister.

01:01:34You can't.

01:01:35No, take it easy.

01:01:36But he didn't do it.

01:01:38Do you know who did that?

01:01:40You do know.

01:01:41Come on now, who was it?

01:01:43You're not going to tell me that you killed him?

01:01:47Yes.

01:01:48Well, no.

01:01:50I mean...

01:01:50Well, you see, earlier that day, I went to see Darby.

01:01:55I told him he must never meet her again.

01:02:00I told Bea, too.

01:02:02I said if he ever came near her again, I'd...

01:02:05Well, that night, he did come to see her.

01:02:06They met at the boathouse.

01:02:10I went there.

01:02:11There was an awful argument, and I...

01:02:13You couldn't have killed him.

01:02:14I don't believe you.

01:02:15I did.

01:02:16I did.

01:02:17It was with the anchor.

01:02:19A handy little weapon.

01:02:21I pushed him.

01:02:26I pushed him, and he...

01:02:27He fell on it.

01:02:29Later, I had to move him over that it was...

01:02:31How did you move him?

01:02:31He was a big man, Darby.

01:02:33You couldn't have done that part of it.

01:02:35Oh, yes, I could.

01:02:36I did, though.

01:02:36I don't know how I did, but I...

01:02:37I don't believe you.

01:02:39I can't help it.

01:02:40It's the truth, and now they're holding him.

01:02:41All right, all right, all right.

01:02:42So you're a murderer.

01:02:43So I believe you, if that's what you want.

01:02:45But you're not to repeat the story to another soul.

01:02:48I want your word on that.

01:02:51How about your family?

01:02:52How would it be for them?

01:02:54Bus for Hermosa, Manhattan Beach, Long Beach, Newport, Balboa, Laguna.

01:02:58Now loading.

01:03:01Bus for Hermosa, Manhattan Beach, Long Beach, Newport, Balboa, Laguna.

01:03:07Now loading.

01:03:08Listen to me.

01:03:09You're out of it now.

01:03:10Don't you see?

01:03:11You're out of it.

01:03:11You're safe.

01:03:12But he's innocent.

01:03:12All right, he's innocent of this, but he's guilty of a hundred other things.

01:03:15So it doesn't matter.

01:03:16It makes no difference.

01:03:17You've got to look at it from all sides.

01:03:19It's your family.

01:03:21You'll have to think out what's going to do the most good in the end.

01:03:24Forget about him.

01:03:25What's the use of sacrificing your family for a man that's no good,

01:03:28that deserves what's coming to him?

01:03:30If he gets it for this,

01:03:32it's the only good thing he's done in his whole life.

01:03:34Don't be trying to think of the right and the wrong of it.

01:03:36You're not dealing with the kind of people you know.

01:03:39You're dealing with the kind of people I know.

01:03:42This is how it'll be.

01:03:45It's the right thing to do, Lucy.

01:03:47It's the right thing.

01:03:48Just you forget this.

01:03:49If you do as I say, it'll be over for you.

01:03:52Tonight I'll have it out with Nagel.

01:03:53You'll have your letters back,

01:03:54and I'll bring them to the house.

01:03:55No, please.

01:03:56Please mail them.

01:03:57I'm sorry that...

01:03:58Of course, I understand.

01:04:00I'll mail them.

01:04:04The bus from New Orleans,

01:04:13San Anto,

01:04:14El Paso,

01:04:15Phoenix,

01:04:16now arriving.

01:04:17If you want your choice, you have to lay six to bar.

01:04:33I'm looking for Nagel.

01:04:33Have you seen him?

01:04:34In the bar.

01:04:34All right, you've got the black bar to buy this thing.

01:04:40All right, Martin.

01:04:42Wait.

01:04:43No.

01:04:52No, no, no, no.

01:04:53Just play the same tune again.

01:04:55The same tune again.

01:04:57I need one card right from the beginning.

01:05:05Where's Nagel?

01:05:06It's your pick.

01:05:07You heard Murray got sprung a little while ago.

01:05:10What about a score?

01:05:11So he went for a little drive.

01:05:12Where did he go?

01:05:13He said he wanted to get some salt air.

01:05:16Here we go.

01:05:18Yes.

01:05:19Well done with Bob.

01:05:20Here we go.

01:05:20Good opinion.

01:05:21Yeah.

01:05:27Good night, Mrs. Harper.

01:05:32Mrs. Harper?

01:05:33Yes?

01:05:35Mrs. Harper.

01:05:37There's a man here.

01:05:39Who?

01:05:39He says his name is Nagel.

01:05:41He's not a nice man, Mrs. Harper.

01:05:42Don't you think we ought to call him?

01:05:43No.

01:05:44Where is he?

01:05:45Well, he said he wanted to see you alone,

01:05:47so I had him wait in the boat.

01:05:48I'll go there.

01:05:48You better tell the folks you're home first.

01:05:50They're awful upset about you being so late.

01:05:52All right, but you give him a drink

01:05:53and tell him I'll be down as soon as I can.

01:05:55Yes.

01:05:57Well, Lucia, we've been worried sick.

01:06:10Well, the traffic was heavy and the bus was slow.

01:06:12Hey, Mother, can I have a dollar?

01:06:15A dollar, David?

01:06:17What for?

01:06:18What for?

01:06:19I'm going out.

01:06:20Look at me.

01:06:21Boy of distinction.

01:06:22There's a dollar in my desk drawer upstairs.

01:06:25Take it, but one, not two.

01:06:27I'll tell you something.

01:06:29Where are you going?

01:06:30Owen Feller asked me and Bea to go to the movies with them.

01:06:32The whole gang's gone,

01:06:34but the beautiful Beatrice does not choose to go.

01:06:36Why don't you want to go, Bea?

01:06:38Because, Mother.

01:06:39Oh, you should go, dear.

01:06:41Owen will be terribly disappointed.

01:06:43I just don't want to.

01:06:45I've eaten and I'm tired.

01:06:47Really, Bea, the right thing for you to do is to go.

01:06:50I'm too tired to go into it now,

01:06:51but I wish you'd do as I say, please.

01:06:54I just can't.

01:06:55Lucia.

01:06:58Lucia, with Tom away,

01:07:00if you ever want to talk things over.

01:07:04Well, I mean, if you...

01:07:06What I mean is I'm here, you know.

01:07:09I know, Father.

01:07:11I was on my way to bed,

01:07:12but if you'd like to catch a late movie.

01:07:13No, thanks.

01:07:15Tired?

01:07:15Father,

01:07:19there's nothing wrong that Tom's coming home won't cure.

01:07:23Good night.

01:07:24Good night.

01:07:29I'll do those. You go.

01:07:31Oh, Mother, I just don't feel like seeing you.

01:07:32You don't want to see Owen,

01:07:34and I know why it's ridiculous.

01:07:35Believe me.

01:07:36If anyone ever found out about it...

01:07:37We've gone all through that,

01:07:38and there's nothing more to say.

01:07:39You just can't stop living at your age.

01:07:42Come on.

01:07:42I'm not dressed.

01:07:44You look perfectly all right.

01:07:46I'll give you my fair coat.

01:07:47It looks lovely, aren't you?

01:07:49You've got to see people sooner or later,

01:07:51so you might as well start now.

01:07:56It's just that it's so...

01:07:58I know, but you must.

01:07:59Hey, she's going?

01:08:01Yes, David, she's going.

01:08:03Atta, girl.

01:08:03Come on.

01:08:05Wait a minute, Bea.

01:08:06I don't want to roll down your sleeves.

01:08:11Well, there's something in the past.

01:08:12It's just an old shopping list.

01:08:16Shopping list?

01:08:18What?

01:08:19I'm nothing, dear.

01:08:20You better hurry.

01:08:22Just leave.

01:08:25Come on.

01:08:26I'll see you when you get home.

01:08:29Have fun.

01:08:30Okay.

01:08:38Mrs. Harper?

01:08:40Mrs. Harper.

01:08:41Would you like me to go with you?

01:08:43No, thanks, Sybil.

01:08:44Well, I'll wait here.

01:08:45You call me if you need me.

01:08:46All right.

01:08:47I'll be fine.

01:08:48She'll be fine.

01:08:51She'll be fine.

01:08:51No, thanks.

01:08:53Yes, sir.

01:08:54I'll be fine.

01:08:55Also, I'll be fine.

01:08:56No, it's", and no way about it.

01:08:57We'll be fine.

01:08:59Bye.

01:09:08Bye.

01:09:11Bye-bye.

01:09:12Bye-bye.

01:09:13Bye.

01:09:14Bye-bye.

01:09:15Bye-bye.

01:09:16I'm sorry I had to wait here, but my family...

01:09:26Well, Duchess, you sure took your time.

01:09:29Well, I couldn't get here any sooner.

01:09:31What do you want?

01:09:33Don't you know?

01:09:34Well, this afternoon, Mr. Donnelly said that I didn't...

01:09:36No, you must be a mighty fast talker.

01:09:39Donnelly was a mighty good man until he ran into you.

01:09:42Now he's gone soft on us.

01:09:44But he said that...

01:09:44Let's skip all the talking.

01:09:46Where's the money?

01:09:48Donnelly said too much.

01:09:49We're right back where we started.

01:09:52Only this time he's out.

01:09:53I'm taking the whole five tonight.

01:09:55I don't know what you...

01:09:56Now!

01:09:57I don't know what you mean, right back where we started.

01:09:58I don't know what you're talking about.

01:10:00Oh, you know what I'm talking about?

01:10:01Now, where's the money?

01:10:02I haven't got it.

01:10:03I can't get it.

01:10:05I don't have to get it.

01:10:06I don't have to get it because you can't do anything to me anymore.

01:10:09Cut it.

01:10:10Cut it.

01:10:11You might be playing around with Donnelly, but not with me.

01:10:14I tell you, you can't do anything to me anymore.

01:10:16Well, they've got the man who killed Darby.

01:10:17It has nothing to do with my daughter.

01:10:18The letters mean nothing.

01:10:19They've got him.

01:10:20They've got the man they're looking for.

01:10:21You can't do anything to me anymore.

01:10:22I've got news for you, Duchess.

01:10:24Murray was sprung this afternoon.

01:10:27And I'm going to do what I should have done in the beginning.

01:10:29I'm going to call the police.

01:10:29And I'll get a hold of a newspaper friend of mine and give him these.

01:10:33He'll do the rest.

01:10:35There's nothing the newspapers like more than a beautiful young girl mixed up in a murder case.

01:10:40She had nothing to do with it.

01:10:41Then let her prove it.

01:10:43Donnelly might have been willing to make some kind of deal with you, but not me.

01:10:46I don't care about your daughter, your son, your husband, or anybody else.

01:10:50This is a business proposition with me, and I don't leave this place until I have that money in my hand.

01:11:12So make up your mind now.

01:11:13Either you come clean with me, or I take your daughter's letters to the newspapers.

01:11:17It's as simple as that.

01:11:18So let's quit the stalling, huh?

01:11:20I told her to keep away from her.

01:11:24I told her.

01:11:27I told her.

01:11:50I told her.

01:12:00Let's go.

01:12:30I need help.

01:12:47Don't go.

01:12:57Get help.

01:13:00You're bleeding.

01:13:02You've got to get him out of here.

01:13:05No.

01:13:06No, you're not going to do that.

01:13:07You've got to get him out of here.

01:13:08No, you can't.

01:13:10It's useless.

01:13:13We've got to call the police.

01:13:16No, no, no.

01:13:17You don't understand.

01:13:18I'll tell them the whole story.

01:13:19Everything that happened.

01:13:20I'll tell them it's my fault, not yours.

01:13:23That you did it for me.

01:13:24I'll tell them that.

01:13:25They'll understand when I tell them everything.

01:13:27It's me and Michael.

01:13:28They'll understand.

01:13:29They know our kind.

01:13:30You're not like it.

01:13:31He's better than I was.

01:13:32He had no illusions about himself.

01:13:36I never killed a man before.

01:13:40Do you know that when I was a boy, my mother wanted to make a priest of me.

01:13:44She had five sons and would never learn that I was the bad one.

01:13:49I never did a decent thing in all my life.

01:13:52I never even wanted to until you came along.

01:13:55Then I began to think, if only I could turn back and start over.

01:14:01So what happens?

01:14:03As soon as I try to start back, I find myself with this on my hands.

01:14:09Let's take it as a hint, Lucia.

01:14:11Don't make the same mistake my mother made.

01:14:13You don't know me, Lucia.

01:14:15The police know me all right.

01:14:17No.

01:14:18I can't let you take this on yourself and be hounded for murder the rest of your life.

01:14:24I got you into this.

01:14:26It was my way of doing something.

01:14:28It's made everything wrong.

01:14:30I'll tell them that.

01:14:32I'll tell them about Bea and Darby.

01:14:35I'll tell them about you.

01:14:37It's the only way.

01:14:39Before you do that, do you mind getting me a drink?

01:14:42I could use one.

01:14:43I'll be right back.

01:14:56It's all right.

01:14:57Go upstairs and get some bandages.

01:14:59Mr. Donnelly's been badly hurt.

01:15:01Mr. Donnelly.

01:15:02Mr. Donnelly.

01:15:04Yes, but hurry and be careful about Mr. Harper.

01:15:08Okay.

01:15:20Hurry.

01:15:22It's a little hurry.

01:15:24Come on.

01:15:26I thought it was in the bathroom, but I couldn't have it right over here.

01:15:33You want me to go with you?

01:15:35You better take your coat.

01:15:56You better take your coat.

01:16:02I'm going to go with you.

01:16:05You better take your coat.

01:16:09I'm going to go with you.

01:16:11I want to go with you.

01:16:16You better take your coat.

01:16:20I need you to go with.

01:16:24Donnelly?

01:16:34Sybil! Sybil, my car keys! Hurry!

01:16:49You would not have helped him with the police, Mrs. Harper.

01:16:52I'd lie. I wouldn't tell him about the blackmail.

01:16:58I liked Mr. Donnelly.

01:17:02He wouldn't listen to me. If only he would listen to me.

01:17:22Where? On the right side. I see. Something's happening. Stop!

01:17:43Stop!

01:17:53Donnelly!

01:17:55Go back to the car, Lucy! Go back!

01:17:58Go back! Go back!

01:17:59Sybil!

01:18:00Get away from me!

01:18:01Sybil! Stop the car and you'll help!

01:18:03No, you can't move that. It's pinned underneath, but it's only in the arm.

01:18:09Lucy!

01:18:11I got these off Nagel.

01:18:13No, don't do that. Leave me just as I am.

01:18:16No, don't even touch me.

01:18:18You mustn't be found here when help comes.

01:18:21You must get away from here.

01:18:22No, listen carefully. Listen carefully, Lucy.

01:18:24Don't you understand? Everything's turned out all right.

01:18:27Finding Nagel here, they'll never know what happened.

01:18:31It'll be...

01:18:33He was with me when I had the accident.

01:18:36But you'll spoil everything if you're here when they come.

01:18:39No, you must have courage, Lucy, and leave me.

01:18:49You'll spoil everything if you stay.

01:18:52It'll all be for nothing.

01:18:55Everything will be all right for me in a few minutes.

01:18:59They'll take me to the station. The doctor will fix me.

01:19:02But you must get away from here.

01:19:05Go on, hurry, Lucy.

01:19:06Go on, hurry, Lucy.

01:19:09Go on now, Lucy.

01:19:11Hurry now.

01:19:13Go on, get away.

01:19:17Hurry, Lucy, go on.

01:19:21Go on now.

01:19:24Go on.

01:19:36Come on, Mrs. Harper.

01:19:38I'll drive.

01:20:06I'll drive.

01:20:08I'll drive.

01:20:10I'll drive.

01:20:12I'll drive.

01:20:14Mrs. Harper.

01:20:16Telephone.

01:20:18Berlin calling.

01:20:36It's Mr. Harper.

01:20:38He's on the phone.

01:20:42What's...

01:20:44Mother!

01:20:45We saw a terrible accident.

01:20:46Quiet, David.

01:20:47It's Mr. Harper.

01:20:48Berlin.

01:20:49They asked you.

01:20:50We had to make a detour.

01:20:51Hi, Dad.

01:20:52The police, the...

01:20:53The police said that the man who was in the accident confessed to killing Darby.

01:20:56They got to him just before he died.

01:20:57And, Mother, they told me what it was.

01:20:58They're okay.

01:20:59They told me.

01:21:00I'll be.

01:21:01It's me.

01:21:02I'll be.

01:21:03I'll be.

01:21:04I'll be.

01:21:05I'll be.

01:21:06I'll be.

01:21:07I'll be.

01:21:08I'll be.

01:21:09I'll be.

01:21:11I'll be.

01:21:12I'll be.

01:21:13I'll be.

01:21:14I'll be.

01:21:15I'll be.

01:21:16I'll be.

01:21:17I'll be.

01:21:18I'll be.

01:21:23Here she is.

01:21:24Just a second, Dad.

01:21:25What's going on down there?

01:21:27It's Dad, Grandpa.

01:21:28Oh.

01:21:31Tom.

01:21:32Tom, we've...

01:21:33We've mailed your Christmas packages.

01:21:35We're going to have a blue Christmas tree.

01:21:37Everything's fine except we miss you terribly.

01:21:42Yes, Tom.

01:21:47Watch out word people!

01:21:50Friends, with them from time.

01:21:51Home age.

01:21:52Later five years...

01:22:00In our second, James Caine Perry.

01:22:04On the other stage.

01:22:05This is Bonita.

01:22:06Get to Easter.

01:22:06Villages alamat, Nicky.

01:22:08And after i last so, we'll go.

01:22:09Can you, writer every Christmas tree will be?

01:22:11Who is the winner?

01:22:12Oh?

01:22:13있으 edits...

01:22:14This has their favorite victory killings.

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