At Young America’s Foundation’s Middle School Expedition in Dixon, Illinois, students will explore the ideas and values that shaped President Reagan and learn why freedom depends on each new generation to understand it, defend it, and live it out. On this adventure, students will: -Build friendships and leadership skills -Take part in dynamic activities that strengthen teamwork and critical thinking […]
The story explores the journey of Parris Mitchell (Cummings), who seeks to become a psychiatrist, and his friend Drake McHugh (Reagan), a carefree playboy whose life is shattered by tragedy. The film dives into themes of madness, forbidden desire, and the hypocrisy of provincial life. A pivotal, haunting moment occurs when a sadistic surgeon (Charles Coburn) unnecessarily amputates the legs […]
“Hellcats of the Navy” will be showing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18 at The Dixon, Historic Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. Set during the Pacific War. The film’s story follows Commander Casey Abbott (Ronald Reagan), skipper of the submarine USS Starfish, being ordered to retrieve a new type of Japanese mine in the waters off the Asiatic mainland. When […]