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Agee, James | November 13, 1943 issue

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"Guadalcanal Diary," an adaptation of the Richard Tregaskis book, is unusually serious, simple, and honest, as far as it goes. But it would be a shame and worse if those who made or will see it got the idea that it is a remotely adequate image of the first months on that island. The picture is worth talking about at some length, and it is to be rather respected, and recommended, but with very qualified enthusiasm. "We Will Come Back," a furious and very entertaining Russian melodrama about guerrillas and a Nazi spy, is as phony in its way as "The North Star." But it can tell even more about the Russians than "The North Star" can tell about Americans, with about a 100th the tedium and chagrin.

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MOTION pictures; GUADALCANAL Diary (Film); WE Will Come Back (Film); MELODRAMA; NATIONAL socialism; ESPIONAGE
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