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As the niece of the theater owner, and daughter of the projectionist, Mary McLaughlin would have seen many of the films discussed in the last blog entry. At this time there was another film that she was probably looking forward to seeing; Casablanca was released to theaters on January 23rd. As with many major feature films, it had premiered late in 1942 and had won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
The film had been released at the perfect time, as Operation Torch (the invasion of North Africa), had as one landing point the city of Casablanca, and Casablanca had been recently the meeting place for President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.
Although the story was purely fiction (no war refugees were using Casablanca to escape Nazi Europe), the movie had memorable lines that touched on the themes of the European war. This has made it a memorable film ever since its release.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 300-302.
- The Struggle for Guadalcanal, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 316-337.
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