Period of Adjustment

In Period of Adjustment, Korean war veteran George Haverstick hastily marries Isabel, whom he met in hospital while he was recovering from a nervous condition. To Isabel’s horror, they drive to Florida on their honeymoon in an old hearse. They spend much of the time quarreling, and then, on Christmas Eve, they visit George’s war buddy Ralph Baltz. Ralph’s wife Dorothea has just walked out on him, taking their child.