Films that have historical ties to the area will be screened over two nights in an inaugural film festival at 7:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 27 and 28, in the parking lot next to Andersen's Pet Store, 2218 Honolulu Ave., Montrose.
The family-friendly screenings will take place on the former site of the Montrose Theatre. Friday's film is singer/actor Dennis Morgan's all-American musical "My Wild Irish Rose." Morgan was a resident of the Alta Canyada area. During the 1940s and '50s he was active in the community. He was honorary mayor of the Crescenta-Canada Valley, founder of the Montrose Christmas Parade and led the fund-raising for Two Strike Park.
Saturday's feature "The High and the Mighty" stars John Wayne, who grew up in Glendale. After attending Glendale High School, he attended USC. He became a stunt man in early Westerns and later the biggest star of the genre.