Easy Out? (1954)

[Music] this is ft over here got a sign for it he's been scary so where's it wrong I don't know what he just signed him oh thank heaven no I do t he's all right and he's coming arriving tonight I'm sister clock discharged yesterday tell Mary MA I hadn't heard my voice so long and since he went into the service I've been frightened to death of telegrams yep thanks yes for good Judy thank you and go down the train every day and everything it's made you run down to Burnett and tell Mary I tell her we'll expect her here for dinner I'll call dad okay I've started veterans and get some chicken I'll call him and tell him what I want - honey - Oh Judy I'll tell mr. Coleman - save me - for ice cream all right go ahead hello Fred Alvin cities Fred what do you think oh he'll be here tonight yeah he's been discharged and he's coming home yeah kept telling your mother we have plenty of time do just about now Adair well I hope we haven't forgotten anything there you were a dare to help out I could never could have done it without you and you'll be so calm in the whole course she isn't much excited about is coming home how soon you're gonna have a wedding in the family now Mary don't know that it is there let's go in and check and see if it's on schedule I hope he isn't late and there's already reminds me Mary if when your dad and me came home from France in 1918 did we have a time so I'm not about things you haven't now dude don't stop making up things about Mary's day you keep coming down to the station no he has a legion meeting buddies Patrick Marta come on over after [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] sure mom how about your bag son that's all I've got with me how does it feel to be out huh great what do you think well I thought I'd like to wear civvies for a change that's all well here's to the returned warrior and the timely custom had only the brave deserves the fair we'll all drink to that oh why don't you finish up that last piece of chicken do you good put on a little weight here you go no really I couldn't I'm stuck well you've hardly eaten anything matter don't they teach you to eat in the service anymore that's something we really learned I'll bet you ate plenty of good service food a son no a cooks Ronin besides they don't give your time enough to eat work drill scrum ha ha funny I thought we fed our servicemen pretty well these days hey watch oviya every minute rules regulations they never get a chance to do what you want to do but Paul we all have to live by rules we've got rules down at the shop we get along all right don't bother the poor boy tonight Fred anyway dad to tell Mary and he says that anytime you wanted a job to come down Sam what doing did he say I said powers going to college mr. Sutton I'm his GI Bill karemera what aah before he went away maybe I'll move it on Sam I said maybe he's even gonna be a lot you may not go to school son you know I might get a better deal at the factory more money you know not more than a lawyer Paul certainly wish I'd had a chance to go to college with the government paying your way Paul you wouldn't pass that up I don't know maybe schools a lot of work but I thought I know but I changed my mind can't a guy change his mind once in a while young lady it's way past your bedtime off you go oh please mama just this one I want to see Paul you can see Paul all you like tomorrow jay is like maybe we should start called death waiting up to say hello okay say good night and up you go good night [Music] [Music] well sure kiddo we'll try and fix it up okay good here the keys fun okay good night good night okay I remember you too I expect you to take her straight home wait a minute don't go in there but dad's waiting I can see the light we didn't wait another couple of minutes I've been waiting a lot longer than that why didn't you write darling we've been so worried I told you I was busy they didn't give us time you always found time before well I I have different duty you know things change yes I do know people change - meaning what Paul you you're different you've changed somehow how well I don't know you nothing I'm just tired I guess let's go in dad wants to talk to you about joining the Legion his district commander now you know when he takes it all so seriously yeah big wheel he's trying to get everyone coming out of the service now to join up you make a baby head if you say yes I can imagine come on Paul hey wait a minute you know before we go in maybe there's something you should know something old man might not go far what you see I I got out before my hitch with them didn't you notice no what do you mean well on the books I still got nearly four months to go well how did you manage to do simple you know your way around ever hear of a B C D well what is it it's an easy-out if you in the military don't mix that fits me exactly do you mean Paul what did you do I haven't done anything don't give me that tone hey shut up want it out some military stuff for the birds I overstayed leave a little mate give me a rough time all right well I just didn't like oh not if you follow up often enough even our little things they toss you out that's what I did you mean you got into trouble on purpose just little things nothing much why won't they I'd like it you know these outfits like the légion they're pretty sticky you gotta have a white ticket what's the white ticket honorable discharge what have you got I told you BCD what does that mean bad conduct discharge your mother and father know about this no they wouldn't understand and bother that's why you didn't write yeah matter of fact it is you see I I had to do some time I don't want them to find out about it for gosh sakes say something you act like I've come into crime or something it's because I'm smarter than these other suckers what did you say who heard me two of those suckers happen to be my brothers I didn't mean them they get along all right in the service well so what I don't like it yelling yeah Oh yellow I like you won't let me go look just because I wanted to get out of the service before my time was I should you everybody else's this time well i smartened up you sure did too smart for me mr. Elton does he use well Sunday minutes well Paul welcome home awfully glad to see you that's good to be back I ran into duty yesterday and she told me the good news she sure is proud of her brother yeah she she mentioned seeing you said something about a job that's right hey I thought you said something about your going to college well I've been thinking about it but there's no hurry I I thought I'd look around first sure well I'll leave that some openings some pretty good ones too and we can go over all that just start it fill out this form okay what I would suggest is we try to arrange on-the-job training for you what's that don't you know since you're a veteran the government will pay part of your salary but you learn a new job oh yeah they they did say something about that you'll get better training that way and you take home more money which I guess is okay with you huh yeah sure we do that with all the returning vets now well how does it work you just go down to the post office with your discharge papers there's a VA representative there once a week today is Thursday I suggest you go down there right away okay I'll do it first officer that's right then come on back here and we'll be all set huh okay so mr. Sutton thought I should come down see you first good that's what we're here for got your papers with you yeah okay wait a minute I guess I didn't understand Elton what do you mean you've got a bad conduct discharge here given by a General Court how do you expect to get GI benefits not even this on-the-job training thing fraid not so I understand that you don't get anything state or federal well I I knew I couldn't go to school no no on-the-job training no bonuses or educational benefits no home or business loans nothing hasty the services give a man a pretty fair trial we find they don't pass these things out without good reason well what about getting this thing changed in six months I heard something about riding to Washington well you can write to Washington but getting a change is another matter these things are never changed without good cause do you think you got a fair shake well I got a fair trial didn't you yeah I counsel to represent you see that all your legal rights were considered but there was no prejudice yeah I guess sorry well then and I doubt Elton that under these circumstances is something we'll want to take you into his factory here why not well this is outside my bailiwick you understand so let me ask you would you take on a man with a BCD I don't know it could depend that's it it depends on a good deal a BCD is a danger flag it suggests a man's unreliable or irresponsible that's the problem you have to face once you get one of these things it stays with you well I I guess I'll live to it some guys aren't so particular I hope you'll find it that way send in your papers if you like we'll do what we can oh I doubt it'll help much skip it I'll get by okay I hope so Alton good luck anyway Thanks [Music] Oh Charlie how's it guys great I'm great I heard you were back when you get in just yesterday oh my first thing yeah I put it down to the VA with your hand up boy you haven't changed a bit I don't know how about yourself all right finished up school on the GI Bill I'm not I'm buying a farm no kidding yeah the winter place I just came in to fix up the loan and you'll have to come on and see you sometime well I'd like to but I'm gonna be sort of busy sorry I know that's right you're going into the factory I hear who told you that sudden I just ran into him news travels fast around here boy sure does I'll try and go okay do that and remember me to your folks yeah sure so long [Music] [Music] [Music] whose devil's bath around your boy boy you haven't changed a bit [Music] [Music] obesity is a danger but once you get one of these things [Music] [Music]