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Easy Out? (1954)

1954 · Ephemeral film · 23 min

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Scare film. Man comes back from armed service with bad conduct discharge; family greets him happily; girlfriend finds out and gives his engagement ring back. He is turned down for veteran's benefits. It's all downhill from there.

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Running time
23 minutes
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Prelinger Archives

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★★★★★ · BCD = VD · Spuzz · 2022-08-22

Great and fascinating film about Paul, a soldier who gets kicked out of the military for a BCD, that's a Bad Conduct Discharge. He doesnt mention it to anyone though. Ah, oh he does mention it to his girlfriend / fiancee. but that doesnt go so well for him. He tries to get a job.. He needs to get his discharge papers verified by the bank for the special veterans program though! And the BANK doesn't like him either. Soon poor Paul is left on the street, with absolutely no options! Man, poor guy! Film was fun, kept comparing it with a VD scare film! "Noone wants you if you have.. THAT!". Just…

★★★★ · Whoa! He's Fucked.& It Ain't PTSD. · JayKay49 · 2017-11-13

No VA bennies, no loans, no nothing. He;s probably broke and babe, he's gonna stay that way for a long time. First thing I'd do is get back on that train and keep on going. There's a lumber camp out west maybe. Arrogant shithead that he is it doesn't surprise me. But you'd think the guys in the military would have warned him about that discharge (like this film does). What a dope. Good movie though. Depressing...but good.

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