Guadalcanal Diary (1943) PG. C4, 1.40pm
Our view: Based on Second World War correspondent Richard Tregaskis' memoirs, Preston Foster and Lloyd Nolan star as marines in the US battle with the Japanese on the Solomon Islands. Remarkably the movie was filmed just a year after the conflict took place. 4/5
Critic's view: A painstaking, dignified and, in general, eloquent expression of a heroic theme. It is at times a sobering film and at other times an exalting one. Variety