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WHEN I WAS LAST A-FISHING

... WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING. FROM Sept. 6 to Sept. 9 teams representing the British Empire, Bel gium, France, the United States of America, and Cuba would have been fishing hard for supremacy in the International Tuna Contest off Nova Scotia had not the war intervened, causing the cancellation of the contest. No other course was pos sible in the circumstances, but had things been other wise ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1195 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Photographs 

ANOTHER CAPRA PICTURE: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

... ANOTHER CAPRA PICTURE: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON. The new Columbia picture at the Regal, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, directed by Frank Mr. Deeds J Capra, is the story of a young, idealistic, altruistic U.S. Senator, Jefferson Smith (JAMES STEWART), who becomes entangled in, and fights, the corrupt practices of party machinery Saunders (JEAN ARTHUR) tells Jeff how to put a Bill through ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 161 | Page: Page 21 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

MURDER AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE OF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

... MURDER AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE OF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, which ivas due at the Gaumont Haymarkel, on Friday last. October 11, is a thrilling high-speed drama of political intrigue just before the outbreak of war Huntley Haverstock (Joel McCrea), American newspaper man, has been deputed 11; Krug (EDUARDO CIANNELLI), Stephen Fisher (HERBERT MARSHALL). Carol Fisher ...

Published: Wednesday 16 October 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 264 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

M. BEETHAM & SON

... M. BEETHAM SON, M. BEETHAM SON, TiTjBH j|l mm Whether you are in uniform or not, on munitions or other Government work, don't neglect your skin because of changed conditions. Keep up the regular daily applications of Larola to tone and nourish the skin, to keep your face and hands beautifully soft, white and smooth. Larola, pure and free of all pore-clogging ingredients, is applied in a ...

Published: Wednesday 16 October 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 117 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... - THESE MEN OF THE R.A.F., seen with MR. FREDDIE CARPENTER-- /or making the Can-Can thoroughly R.A.F.-fish as well as glamorous. MISS IRENE McLOUGHLIN -for being the very attractive new B.B.C. announcer. THIS PILOT OF THE COASTAL COMMAND-- for figuring out a double 44 Mae West for safety landings. MAJOR-GENERAL G. LE Q. MARTEL, new Commander of the Royal Armoured Corps for being the man who ...

Published: Wednesday 18 December 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 391 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF ON THE SCREEN

... . DIRECTOR GARSON KANIN, CAROLE LOMBARD and CHARLES LAUGHTON have settled down in easy chairs to watch the first finished print of their newest film, 44 THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED, but even these veterans find it a nerve-racking experience to see themselves on the screen All grow tense as they watch the big-fight sequence when the Italian farmer, hearing that his wife is bearing a child ...

Published: Wednesday 18 December 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 313 | Page: Page 22 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

SINGING BEA

... . BEA LILLIE is on lour in the north with PLAYS AND MUSIC, in which she appears with Vic Oliver in those three Noel Coivard playlets which Londoners approved of so highly when they saw them at the Phcenix some years ago and she also does some solo turns. These include the song, There Are Fairies at the Bottom of My Garden Here you can see the incomparable Bea five times over-- giving a ...

Published: Wednesday 18 December 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 88 | Page: Page 23 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

HATS, SUITS, and BEAUTY

... SUNNY mornings call for a suit, and this year there are clever variations of the classics that can be worn all day for out-of-uniform war work. Liberty's, of Regent Street, have the modet below. The double row of buttons, squared revers and pocket flaps give the jacket a gay, military look, and deep pleats in the skirt allow plenty of room for walking. The price is surprisingly low, and they ...

Published: Wednesday 18 December 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 263 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WHEN I WAS LAST A-FISHING

... WHEN I WAS LAST A -FISHING. IN some respects conger- fishing is a branch of the sport which appeals only to a somewhat limited though extremely enthusiastic section of the angling public. No doubt conger- fishers experience great ex hilaration in pitting their strength against these powerful brutes, and ex citement, too, when gaffing one about 6 ft. in length and reducing it to inac tivity ...

WEDDINGS, HEROES, A NEW DUKE AND A DÉBUTANTE

... WEDDINGS, HEROES, A NEW DUKE AND A DEBUTANTE. The netc DUKE OF RUTLAND, formerly Marquess of Granby, a second lieu tenant in the Grenadiers, is nearly tiventy-one. He has just succeeded his father, the ninth Duke and third Baron Roos of Belvoir. MR. BRIAN GRIMSTON, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Grimston, of Greycoats Haslemere, married MISS MONICA DRUMMOND, daughter of Colonel the Hon. Sir Maurice ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 292 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

BEYOND COMPÈRE LOW HIGHBROW AND HIS FAMILY

... BEYOND COMPERE LOW HIGHBROW AND HIS FAMILY. RONALD FRANKAU, sometimes called the Low Highbrow, after the song which he gives in his successful new show, Beyond Compere, at the Duchess, is a very versatile artist. He has devised, written and produced Beyond Compere, and takes a leading part in the performance, f while his wife, MISS RENEE ROBERTS, is also an important member of the cast. Mr. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 200 | Page: Page 25 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

NEVER MIND THE BLASTED WINDOWS! COME IN!

... NEVER MIND THE BLASTED WINDOWS! i COME IN! Many London shops can no longer display their goods in their windows Goering has seen to that but such a little thing can't put the Britisher out of business. This firm has boarded up the gap where the plate-glass used to be, and is using it as advertisement Shoes behind wire-netting gain extra glamour, and can be scrutinised as well as if they were ...