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Show F1RMAGEJ1EATRE Sunday and MonOay j The screen's first mighty dranw of the Pacific glory hole, where America first tasted victory and Japs first swallowed defeat, will be seen Sunday and Monday when "Guadalcanal Diary" comes to the Firmage theatre. Based upon War Correspondent Richard Tre-gaskis' Tre-gaskis' best-selling book of the same title, this picture will have Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, Wil-j liam Bendix, Richard Conte and ! Anthony Quinn in the leading! roles. Here indeed is the picture i we've all been waiting for the story of the United States Marines on Guadalcanal, thumbing their noses at desperate odds . . . wisecracking wise-cracking to the crack of snipers' bullets . . . yes, and dreaming of dames amidst the terrors of jungle warfare. The latest news and a colored cartoon also will be shown. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (George Gershwin's gay and I sparkling musical comedy, "Girl Crazy", comes to the Firmage j theatre Tuesday, Wednesday and : Thursday, and costars Mickey J Rooney and Judy Garland, the ir- j repressible exponents of fun and i laughter. The full Gershwin score j plus the music of Tommy Dorsey : and his orchestra make the film a J delight to the ears as well as the, eyes. Mickey and Judy, sing and j clown their way through the tune- j ful film, surpassing all previous ; performances they have ever j given. "Madero of Mexico" a ! short subject, and also the latest, news will be shown. j Frifl.y and Saturday Said to be the most gripping of I all Falcon films to date, 'The Falcon Strikes Back" presents Tom Conway in the title-role of a fast-paced story of a criminal ring and its struggle with a determined i detective. Harriet Hilliard, June! Randolph and Rita Corday havej the- principal feminine roles in this I picture, which has its locale in and j on the outskirts of New York City. This picture comes to the Firmage theatre Friday and Saturday as one of a1 dolble feature fea-ture show. "Hoppy Serves a Writ" comes to the Firmage theatre as the other double feature picture. The inevitable stagecoach holdup is employed to fashion later developments develop-ments in this episode of the Hopa-long Hopa-long Cassidy series. The bandits, after absconding with the loot, cross the Texas border into Oklahoma Okla-homa where they operate a large cattle rustling combine. |