Thelma and Lowell's Diary: May 16, 1943

They see Tyrone Power in 'Crash Dive'; an epic atrocity ends in Europe

It was a Sunday. Thelma and Lowell read the funny papers in the morning, had dinner, then went to an afternoon matinee of the war picture Crash Dive, starring hearthrob actor Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, and Anne Baxter. Appropriately for the news in recent days, it involved submarine battles, as well as the obligatory love story.

The movie poster is being offered by a seller on eBay.

President Roosevelt was spending the weekend with Winston Churchill and other visiting Allied leaders at the rural retreat Shangri-la, now known as Camp David. One of the worst atrocities of the war was winding down in Poland. To read on, you’ll need to be a paid subscriber. It costs just $5 a month or 16 cents a day to upgrade, and you can always go back to being a free reader if you don’t feel you are getting your money’s worth.