An Out for Oscar story
A bank teller plans the perfect crime in order to do away with his cheating wife and her lover. Directed by: Bernard Girard. Story by: Henry Kane (novel), David Goodis (teleplay).
15 total · 8 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bank robbery | major | Oscar is a bank teller and gets training to deal with hold-ups. Oscar and Bill stages a bank robbery, but Oscar double crosses and shoots Bill. |
| betrayal | major | Bill betrayed and killed Eva in cahoots with Oscar. Oscar betrayed and killed Bill. |
| extramarital affair | major | Eva wanted to get a divorce with a big settlement out of Oscar and therefore openly began an affair with Bill. |
| greed for riches | major | Oscar was flummoxed to find that the female he had fallen for was only in it for the dough. |
| husband and wife | major | Oscar succeeded in marrying the object of his affections, Eva, but then quickly came to regret it. |
| infatuation | major | Oscar was head over heels for Eva until they tied the knot. |
| murder | major | Oscar contrived a situation where he could shoot Bill dead without being charged with murder, although whether he is morally guilty of murder is left ambiguous. Bill murdered Eva in cold blood. |
| social awkwardness | major | A point of the story was that Oscar was a meek push-over and nobody expected him to get the better of two hardened criminals when he suddenly pulled out a gun and rid himself of one of them, becoming a hero in the process. |
| boss and employee | minor | Mr. Hodges was keen on promoting Oscar to the role of credit manager at the bank. |
| divorce | minor | Oscar and Eva briefly discussed getting a divorce. Eva demanded $50,000 to accede. |