The reckless moment /

With her husband out of town, Lucia Harper has her hands full keeping her household in order. Her headstrong daughter, Bea, has taken up with a louse named Ted Darby and persists in meeting him despite her mother's warnings. During one tryst, Bea and Darby quarrel violently. Bea accidentally ki...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Salter, Hans J. (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Columbia Pictures Corporation, Peterpen Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957, Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968 (Producer), Garson, Henry (writer.), Soderberg, Robert W. (writer.), Dinelli, Mel (writer.), Kent, Robert E. (writer.), Holding, Elisabeth Sanxay, 1889-1955 (writer.), Bennett, Joan, 1910-1990 (Actor), Mason, James, 1909-1984 (Actor), Brooks, Geraldine, 1925-1977 (Actor), Guffey, Burnett (Cinematographer), Havlick, Gene, 1894-1959 (Editor)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional Korean subtitles.
Published:	[Seul, Korea] : Peterpen Pictures, [2009]
Series:	Max Ophuls collection.
Subjects:	Middle class families > United States > Drama. Middle class women > Drama. Mothers and daughters > Drama. Family secrets > Drama. Manslaughter > Drama. Extortion > Drama. Extortion. Family secrets. Manslaughter. Middle class families. Middle class women. Mothers and daughters. United States. Film noir. Feature films. Fiction films. Drama.

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Summary:	With her husband out of town, Lucia Harper has her hands full keeping her household in order. Her headstrong daughter, Bea, has taken up with a louse named Ted Darby and persists in meeting him despite her mother's warnings. During one tryst, Bea and Darby quarrel violently. Bea accidentally kills Darby and runs away. To protect her family, Lucia disposes of the body. Because of this rash act, she faces not only a murder investigation, but two ruthless blackmailers, Donnelly and Nagel. Fortunately for the Harper family, Donnelly has a change of heart and becomes their savior.
Item Description:	"Based on the Ladies Home Journal story, The blank wall, by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding." Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; all region; NTSC; fullscreen.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; film editor, Gene Havlick ; musical score, Hans Salter.