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STAR IN DANGEROUS MOONLIGHT

... Vivacious blonde SALLY GRAY plays Carole Peters the American heiress heroine of DANGEROUS MOONLIGHT,*' opposite to Anton Walhrook as Stefan Radetzky Polish musician and airman. Cecil Beaton designed Miss Grayys costumes for this new film, and posed her for this still yy-- facts which account for its striking resemblance to one of his fine camera portrait studies. ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 61 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE CONVOY WILL MAKE HARBOUR

... THE CONVOY WILL MAKFHARBOUR^J^ By L. LUARD. DAWN. The landlocked waters of the harbour, untouched by the faint breath of the westerly wind, lay stilled and placid. The lines of wharves and piers, overtopped by the skeleton structures of cranes, by the masts of ships pointed like lances against the sky, loomed, shadowy and vague, against the solidity of the surrounding hills, fn the offing dark ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2330 | Page: Page 25, 26 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

THE CHEERFUL SIDE OF WARTIME LIFE

... . Off for a carefree wartime holiday no worry over petrol coupons for these two. What luggage is not in their rucksacks has been packed in the pram along with baby Even if you go swimming you may not escape the watchful eye of the W.A.A.F. recruiting officials on the look-out for likely lasses. Here's a pamphlet being handed out to a young swimmer from the end of a diving-board. HEL£NE WOLSKA ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 393 | Page: Page 10, 11 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

KING PETER--DISPOSSESSED BUT DETERMINED

... KING PETER-DISPOSSESSED BUT DETERMINED. HIS MAJESTY KING PETER OF YUGOSLAVIA, seventeen-year-old monarch dis possessed by the Axis Powers, reached England last week accompanied by his Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Minister at Court and was met by H.R.H. the Duke of Kent on behalf of the King. It is understood that a Yugoslavian Government will be set up in this country, for the young ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 119 | Page: Page 20 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE MAKING OF A MODERN OFFICER: WORK AND PLAY AT AN O.C.T.U

... THE MAKING OF A MODERN OFFICER: WORK AND PLAY AT AN OO.T.U. No. 1 gun empty Sir A fine camera-study showing a batterv of 25-pounder field guns in action. Relaxation a scene in the recreation-room, with officer cadets reading the' papers and periodicals. The post mortem after exercises these gunners have been firing according to instructions given by aeroplane. The O.C.T.U. cadets doing ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 169 | Page: Page 23 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

LONDON'S LATEST SHOW--NON-STOP VANITIES

... LONDON'S LATEST SHOW-- NON-STOP VANITIES. Alfred Esdaile's NON-STOP VANITIES/* at the Prince of Wales', promises this week to become London's latest show, ending at the hour of 10 p.m. Here FEITH LINN and the girls are seen in The White Rhapsody. OLD SUNNY SPAIN, with BERT BROWNBILL on the left. A close-up of MY FAIRY COACH with the occupants. BEAUTY UNADORNED in the number GARDEN OF GLORY ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 89 | Page: Page 24 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

PEACEFUL PARTY--ORGANISED BY WAR!

... PEACEFUL PARTY ORGANISED BY WAR! This peaceful boating party owes its organisation to war conditions. The leaders of the excursion are grandchildren of a bishop and they are initiating a party of young evacuees into the delights of rowing along a cool, tree-shaded stream which meanders through a typically English countryside. PHOTOGRAPH BY CECIL BEATON. ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 55 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AY AT COLWORTH HOUSE THE REST HOME OR HEROIC NURSES

... DISTINGUISHED VISITORS'! K AY AT COLWORTH HOUSE, THE REST HOME' DR HEROIC NURSES. COLWORTH HOUSE, Sharnbrook, the Bedfordshire home of Lord and Lady Melchett, has for some weeks been used as a rest home for heroic nurses from voluntary hospitals in the bombed areas, and already over 300 have enjoyed the hos pitality of this beautiful place, which the British- American War [Continued opposite. ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 302 | Page: Page 16, 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

US.A. AND R.A.F. OPERATIONS ROOMS: REAL AND SCREEN

... . This photograph was taken in a subterranean operations room of the Fighter Command. Senior officers in the gallery are watching the movements of aircraft over the map spread below, while W.A.A.F.s are on duty as plotters. They constantly receive messages from the radiolocators and the Royal Observer Corps. Radiolocation ivas recently described by Air Chief-Marshal Sir Philip Joubert as ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 150 | Page: Page 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

TRUE COUPON ECONOMY

... True Coupon Economy IT is a mistake to stint money where coats are concerned. Those at Dickins and J ones, Regent Street, are good investments, as the majority are of a non committal character, the cut and tailoring being excellent. To this firm must be given the credit of the wrap coat on the left, carried out in a checked wool fabric there are many variations on this theme. It is a ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 319 | Page: Page 28 | Tags: Photographs 

Advertisements

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Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 743 | Page: Page 32 | Tags: Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO--

... WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO- MISS JACQUELINE COCHRAN-- For being the first woman to ferry a bomber across the Atlantic, and for having a flyins record worth picking out in precious stones on her cigarette^ case. Walking out in London, MISS JACQUELINE COCHRAN looks delightfully feminine and at first glance one would hardly connect her with the boyish figure on the right, or with her fine flying ...

Published: Wednesday 02 July 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 349 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs