Actress loses damages action after suffering burns on Things to Come set

Does anybody know what became of Sheila Naismith? Her name is not listed amongst the acting credits for 'Things to Come' and I can't find anyone with that same name on IMDb. Was she just an extra on this film? Did she ever work in the film industry again? She seems to have been another unfortunate victim of the rather cavalier health and safety standards that prevailed in those early days of cinema.

I have transcribed this news article which was published in The Glasgow Herald on 21st July 1938 (courtesy of a Google News Archive Search):

ACTRESS LOSES ACTION FOR DAMAGES

VERDICT IN FAVOUR OF LONDON FILM PRODUCTIONS, LTD.

The action brought in the King's Bench Division, London, by Sheila Naismith, film actress, of Creighton Avenue, Muswell Hill, London, because her clothes caught fire while an air raid scene was being "shot" in a Buckinghamshire field ended yesterday in a verdict for the defendants.

She had sued London Film Productions, Ltd., of Denham Studios, claiming damages for the injuries she received on July 31, 1935, when "The Shape of Things to Come" was being filmed, and her case was heard by Lord Hewart.

Some of the scenes were taken in a field where a "ruined" city had been set up, and the performers represented distressed inhabitants after a raid.

As one of the "citizens," Miss Naismith was dressed in a material known as "scrim" to depict a state of raggedness. While sitting on the dry grass her clothing caught fire, and her injuries were severe, particularly on the legs, which were permanently scarred.

Miss Naismith based her claim on an allegation of negligence on the part of the film company in that, in addition to supplying highly inflammable material for the dress, smoking was not prohibited, she said, and there were no fire-fighting appliances readily available.

The defence gave a denial of negligence and a plea that smoking had been prohibited on the "set." It was claimed that Miss Naismith lighted a cigarette, and the fire arose from an unextinguished cigarette or match.

It was also pleaded that she took the risk of fire that might arise from an "act of God because of the excessively hot weather."

After a retirement of 50 minutes the jury returned a verdict for the defendants, Lord Hewart entered judgment accordingly, with costs, and made an order for the payment to the defendants of a sum of money they had paid into court.