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BATTLE OF BRITAIN PICTURE--UNPUBLISHED STORY

... BATTLE OF BRITAIN PICTURE UNPUBLISHED STORY. w tmmmrnm imih Ti!''. S&J2 BS £35? ^4 familiar sight to Londoners during the autumn of 1940 a little girl hugging her toys as she stands in the ruins of her home. Carol Bennett tries to telephone to her newspaper office while the raid is in full swing VALERIE HOBSON in a noicnant spmipnrp Right The paper must go to press though the editorial office ...

Published: Wednesday 03 June 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 274 | Page: Page 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

WE TAKE OFF OUR HAT TO--

... WE TAKE OFF OUR j HAT TO- SALVADOR DALI, for showing how scented dreams are the stuff of which Surrealism is made. SURREALISM FOR ALL might be the title of these two pages, since here SALVADOR DALI goes as far as he photographically can to let us all into the secret of the subconscious-automatic nature of his art, Surrealism. Here we see Dali with scented essences pressed upon his eyelids, ...

ROYAL QUARTETTE AT HOME

... . N.B. Colour plate inserted in thin issue. SPECIALLY TAKEN BY FOX PHOTOS FOR THE CENTBNARl r the illustrated london news. This picture of the KING and QUEEN with PRINCESSES ELIZABETH art their fireside occupations, will carry special appeal to the giant fnmw one of a set taken to commemorate the Centenary Number of 44 The h illustrated weekly paper in the world was born, on May 14, 1842, ...

Published: Wednesday 20 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 119 | Page: Page 14, 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

DRAMA AND TRAGEDY OF THE NEXT OF KIN

... DRAMA AND TRAGEDY OF THE NEXT OF KIN. 44 HPHE NEXT OF KIN is not -h only a picture with a message of warning on the importance of keeping one's mouth shut, but is a splendid, dramatic film. The script was written by actor dramatist Captain (now Major) Sir Basil Bart- lett (military supervisor of the film), whose wife plays the role of a W.A.A.F. The picture was made with the help of officers ...

Published: Wednesday 20 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 246 | Page: Page 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

LAUGHTER, BEAUTY AND WIT AT THE SAVILLE

... . FINE AND. DANDY, the new Firth Shephard musical show, is a winner. To begin with, it has Leslie Henson, Dorothy Dickson, Stanley Holloway and Douglas Byng to head the bill, and this strong team is well served by witty scenes, admirable fooling and attractive dance numbers to put over. The burlesque of the Brains Trust is one of the most inspired moments, and Douglas Byng touches the top in ...

Published: Wednesday 20 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 206 | Page: Page 18, 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

HUNTLEY & PALMERS

... TAR always takes highest toll of the choicest products. It is these which require the best ingredients and the best ingredients are the most severely rationed. So if you have difficulty in getting your favourite Huntley Palmers Biscuits, please remember that their scarcity is the best tribute to their quality. To meet Government requirements Huntley Palmers Biscuits are now made of National ...

Published: Wednesday 20 May 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 70 | Page: Page 25 | Tags: Photographs 

1941's BEST ACTRESS AS PRUE CATHAWAY

... . A JOAN FONTAINE plays the W.A.A.F. heroine of 44 THIS ABOVE ALL/' the 20th Century-Fox film version of Eric Knight's bestseller due for its London premiere at the Empire, Leicester Square, on September 18. It has been playing to unprecedented houses in Netc York and various key cities. Joan Fontaine won the 44 Oscar, best actress of 1941, award for her performance in 44 Suspicion Other ...

Published: Wednesday 23 September 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 85 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE GREAT MR. HANDEL--IN ECLIPSE AND FULL SPLENDOUR

... THE GREAT MR. HANDEL- IN ECLIPSE AND FULL SPLENDOUR. rPHE GREAT MR. 1 HANDEL, his torical picture directed by Norman Walker, is due for its premier presentation at the Leicester Square Theatre on September 25, when the proceeds are to go to the Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain. The film tells the dramatic story of the famous composer's fall from Court favour and his quarrel with ...

Published: Wednesday 23 September 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 209 | Page: Page 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

LIFE-STORY OF A SHIP-- NOEL COWARD'S IN WHICH WE SERVE

... LIFE-STORY OF A SHIP- NOEL COWARD'S IN WHICH WE SERVE. TN WHICH WE 1 SERVE, the Noel Coward Two Cities film of the Royal Navy, will be shown simultaneously at the Gaumont, Haymarket, and the Marble Arch Pavilion, from Sunday, Sept. 27. The gala 6.30 per- formance at the Gaumont is in aid of the Royal Naval Benevo lent Trust. jf S [Continued beloiv. L, u The picture, which is the story of a ...

CARLA LEHMANN'S LATEST: TWO FILM STILLS OF A STAR

... CARLAJ LEHMANN'S LATEST TWO FILM STILLS OF A STAR. CARL A LEHMANN plays a I French girl, Michele de Jig B Carnot, in 44 SECRET MIS- SION, recently presented at the Leicester Square Theatre. /^ARLA LEHMANN, young blonde screen- star, has just been seen in a couple of pictures, 44 SECRET MISSION, an exciting drama about British agents in Occupied France; and 44 TALK ABOUT JACQUE LINE, a ...

Published: Wednesday 23 September 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 132 | Page: Page 21 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Inserted by FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

... , , Until then 4 The time will come when, like the Phoenix, China's emblem of peace, that country will arise from the fire of war, a nation whose spirit is unconquerable. October 10th is the Birthday of the Chinese Republic. On that day Britain's Birthday Gift will be presented to Madame Chiang Kai-shek for the people of China. Make this gift worthy of one great people to another. THE UNITED ...

Published: Wednesday 23 September 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 112 | Page: Page 25 | Tags: Photographs 

HEMINGWAY'S SPANISH WAR BEST-- SELLER: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS SHOT IN THE HIGH SIERRA COUNTRY, U.S.A

... HEMINGWAY'S SPANISH WAR BEST- SELLER: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS SHOT IN THE HIGH SIERRA COUNTRY, U.S.A. T70R WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, Ernest Hemingway's best-seller novel of the Spanish War, is likely to prove one of the most important pictures of the year. Louis Bromfield has written the adaptation, and the film will be in Technicolor. Paramount, after much consideration, found the ideal ...

Published: Wednesday 30 December 1942
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 418 | Page: Page 18, 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs