Chapter Nine – 1935 to 1936

‘Riders To the Sea’ – Pages 267 to 268

: Gracie with locals

: Cast and crew, Flanagan, Gracie and Maire O’Neill to the right of the chap in a white raincoat

: Gracie on set

: Sarah Allgood

: Page 269 – ‘Barnacle Bill’

: Page 273 – Capri 1935

: Page 274 – Betty at the opening of The Renaissance Club 1950

: Page 278 – Crowds waiting for Gracie to arrive at 2 Milkstone Rd

: Making a cup of tea in Bertha’s kitchen

: Outside the Scholfield off-licence

: Pulling a pint for one of Bertha’s customers

‘Queen of Hearts’ – Pages 278 onwards

: John Loder

: Lobby cards

: Monty and Gracie during filming

: Maud walking towards the camera

: Page 282 – Harry Parr Davies cameo

: Page 289

: Page 290 – The Valley of the ‘1000 Hills’

: Drummond, South Africa (with thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: (with thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: Gracie and Tommy dancing with the locals in Drummond (with thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: (with thanks to Mervyn Rossini)

: Maud in South Africa

: His Majesty’s Theatre Jo-berg. The view from Tommy Fields hotel window

: At the Nine Natives compound

: Page 292 – Pulling the lever to release the Champagne

: P.S.S. Gracie Fields

: Page 292

Click photo to link to film of Gracie launching her paddle steamer

: Page 295 – On board P.S.S. ‘Gracie Fields’ on the orphanage day out

: Gracie at the helm

: Disembarking after her trip with the orphans

: Page 298 – At the Fuller twins birthday party