Navy Blues(Warner Bros.) (1941)

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To find the six beauties to be featured as the Navy Blues Sextet, Warner Bros. canvassed the Navy and had no trouble at all persuading the far from reluctant sailors to choose from the hundreds of photographs shown to them. Result — the scintillating sixsome shown in action on this page. Their names — Kay Aldridge, Georgia Carroll, Loraine Gettman, Claire James, Marguerite Chapman and Peggy Diggins. The phone numbers? — sorry! The girls shared a big dressing room on the set. While waiting to be called for their scenes, they had bull sessions, did each other's nails, etc. On the foreground bed are blonde Georgia Carroll and Loraine Gettman, two former models whose photographs you've seen hundreds of times. On the adjoining bed (left to right) Claire James, a recent Miss America, Peggy Diggins and Marguerite Chapman, two more models, and Kay Aldridge, labeled ''the most beautiful girl in America," by Billy Rose. Lucky photographer! The Sextet is decorating "Navy Blues," a cinematic thesis with Ann Sheridan, Martha Raye, Jack Oakie and Jack Haley, the aim of which is to prove that a gob's life Their bathing suits are their working clothes. And can be a merry one. Accompanying phoce ei eee tographs show the busy beauties during ene ee ieee a typical day on the set of "Navy Blues." While they're at it, the Sextet makes "contact" with one of the Navy's big babies. Let 'er go, girls! Up the ladder! "Navy Blues'' may mean the see spesncerecnore: start of a really important movie career for any or all of the six. They've got everything else, and playing opposite such veterans as Ann Sheridan, Martha Raye, Jack Oakie and Jack Haley is giving them vital experience. Join the Navy? It's a pleasure! That's the way Bud Jones of Los Angeles feels about it as he prepares to sign on the dotted line. The girls are doing their bit for Uncle Sam's first line of defense by acting as pro tem enlistment officers. Dance Director Seymour Felix puts the girls through a practice session for the movie. They do a hula in a South Sea Island locale for one scene of "Navy Blues." Ann Sheridan, who climbed the glamour road to top stardom, THE END .. . but it will probably prove to be only the beginning helped the girls along with many friendly tips. Here they're of the road to fame and fortune and film stardom for the litheshown with her in a scene from the picture. some lovelies of the Navy Blues Sextet. Mat of Art and Type Available. Order Mat "NB 501B"—60c—From Campaign Plan Editor, 321 W. 44th St., N. Y. C.