Service with the Colors is a 1940 American short drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason. This drama is "dedicated to the soldiers of the United States Army." Men with diverse backgrounds enlist in the army and are all assigned to the same post. Some adapt easily to army life, while others have trouble making the adjustment. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 13th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
Director: B. Reeves Eason
Writers: Owen Crump
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There is a scene towards the start of this feature that sees a young man, dressed in his civvies, who pauses by a recruitment board on a city street. He reads the text, shakes his head in a sort of "I've nothing better to do" fashion, and then goes on into the building to join up…
