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CROWDED HOURS OF THE FLYING-BOAT A WEEK WITH COASTAL COMMAND

... CROWDED HOURS OF THE FLYING-BOAT: A WEEK WITH COASTAL COMMAND. HERE, in the new film Coastal Command (Plaza and Carlton), is a M.O.I, epic of the work done by our flying-boat men on their ordinary routine job. In preparing the film, the Crown Film Unit camera-crews spent hundreds of thrilling hours in the air in Sunderlands, Catalinas, Beau- fighters and Hudsons, filming the crews as they ...

Published: Wednesday 21 October 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 688 | Page: Page 18, 19 | Tags: Photographs 

MOONTIDE: NEW DOCKSIDE DRAMA WITH JEAN GABIN

... . 1V/T00NTIDE is an I* A exciting low life drama from the novel by Millard Robertson. The scene is set in Dockland, and the characters are rough, seafaring men. Carefree Bobo has a surly friend named Tiny. One night, after an orgy, Bobo cannot reconstruct his actions, and I my tries to suggest that his memory is bad because he has com mitted a crime the murder of Pop Kelly. The next night Bobo ...

Published: Wednesday 21 October 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 290 | Page: Page 23 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Debenham & Freebody

... f)eJ)enJuim 6 -Dehenfwun 6 We have an interesting collection of beautiful coats with, quality furs The attractive style illustrated is black bouclelte with selected black Persian lamb trimming lined throughout. Three sizes. (18 coupons) LANgham WIGMORE ST., LONDON, W.1 (Dehcnhnms Ltd.) w ...

Published: Wednesday 21 October 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 42 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO

... - THE M.P.'s HOME GUARD, for being ready to defend the talking shops with their lives as well as with their tongues. A conference of company officers of the House of Commons Home Guard comprises Capt. Glenvil Hall, M.P. (left), Maj. Edward Fellowes, M.C., Lieut. Guy Eden, and Lieut. Victor Goodman, M.C. Lieut. Victor Goodman gives battle orders to Section Commanders Sgt. Norman Robson (lobby ...

Published: Wednesday 04 November 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 385 | Page: Page 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WOMEN IN WARTIME: STUDIES IN CONTRAST INFORMAL DINNER FROCKS WRAPPERS ON CLASSIC LINES

... WOMEN IN WARTIME STUDIES IN CONTRAST INFORMAL DINNER FROCKS WRAPPERS ON CLASSIC LINES IT seems strange to associate the name of Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly, with house-coats and wrappers nevertheless, they are particularly successful with them. To them must be given the credit of the model above, which is carried out in delphinium blue corded moir6 the colour and the material are both of ...

Published: Wednesday 04 November 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 306 | Page: Page 26 | Tags: Photographs 

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STATESMEN... ... LIVE AGAIN ON THE SCREEN: ROBERT DONAT AND ROBERT MORLEY AS PITT AND FOX

... EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STATESMEN I LIVE AGAIN ON THE SCREEN ROBERT DONAT AND ROBERT MORLEY AS PITT AND FOX. JOHN MILLS plays William Wilberforce, Pitt's greatest friend and confidant, in The Young Mr. Pitt. Left ROBERT MORLEY as Charles James Fox. His physical resemblance to the famous statesman is remarkable. rtaerted in this issue. The eighteenth century is admirably evoked bf *c etill phvt I ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 277 | Page: Page 16, 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

TWO YEARS OLD THIS MONTH: THE BEAVER CLUB CANADIAN SOLDIERS' LONDON HOME FROM HOME

... TWO YEARS OLD THIS MONTH THE BEAVER CLUB-- CANADIAN SOLDIERS' LONDON HOME FROM HOME. Canadian soldiers coming down the double staircase of the Beaver Club ichich is decorated in turquoise blue and scarlet. Where business is always brisk the canteen. During Us two years of life, the Beaver Club has served 1 ,266,060 meals and snacks. Boys from Vancouver and Alberta chatting with MRS. VINCENT ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 309 | Page: Page 18, 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

GIRLS WHO MADE THE BEAUTY GRADE FOR LOUISIANA PURCHASE: EIGHT OF THE BAKER'S DOZEN OF SPECIALLY SELECTED LOVELIES

... . LYNDA GREY was brought from New York to Hollywood from the stage cast of 44 Louisiana Purchase for the screen version, and is remaining at the studio under term contract. ELEANOR STEWART is one of the thirteen front-line show girls directed in dance numbers by Sam Ledner. They were chosen from one thousand candidates. ALAINE BRANDES won a part in 44 Louisiana Purchase and a contract. A ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 365 | Page: Page 20, 21 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WM. SANDERSON & SON LTD

... WM. SANDERSON SON LTD. WM. SANDERSON SON LTD. IkP9! ■ft F3J jkZMm r SandeWoruf LUXURY RLFNI) SCOTCH WHISKY VAT 69 L E 1 T H ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 25 | Page: Page 29 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

SCRAMBALL: FEMINISED RUGGER FOR SERVICE GIRLS

... SCRAMBALL is the name of the new ball game for Service women. It 's a kind of maidenly or feminised Rugger, de vised by Flight Lieut. A. J. Adfims, the sports supervisor of N. A. A.F.I. who is well known as middle-weight boxing [Continued opposite. c Continued champion of the R.A.F. It has many features in common with Rugger, but to make it suit able for girls the scrum and tackle have been ...

Published: Wednesday 11 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 235 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 11 March 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 9 | Page: Page 25 | Tags: Photographs