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The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 27, 2020

Today's game features a spooky scene from a film that is very fitting to watch on Halloween. A front view of this character would have been too easy for our readers, so in keeping with the title of the game we hope this is "impossibly difficult"! Have no idea what this game is about? Simply click on read more

The Phantom Stage - Universal's Haunted Stage 28

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 25, 2020

The old story of a phantom haunting a Hollywood sound stage was brought to television in a number of episodes of various series throughout the 1970s-1980s ( most notably in the two-part "The Hollywood Phantom" episode from The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries ) but did you know that this plot idea wa read more

British Pathe: Model Racing Cars ( 1956 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 18, 2020

This 1956 British Pathe newsreel takes us to the workshop of Alban Adams and Christopher Crockett who are building 1/16th scale race cars modeled after authentic Formula 3 automobiles. Adams claimed to have been the inventor of slot cars ( check out this website for more details about that ) an read more

From the Archives: Doctor Dolittle ( 1967 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 12, 2020

Rex Harrison performed with a number of different actresses throughout his long career but he probably never expected to act with this fine lady. In this scene from Doctor Dolittle ( 1967 ), Sophie is posing as a baby in order to be smuggled out of the circus so that the kindly doctor could return h read more

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm ( 1951 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 10, 2020

Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride made their fifth film appearance as country yokels Ma & Pa Kettle in Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm ( 1951 ).  This delightful comedy had the pair returning to their old ramshackle home in the country and discovering uranium on the property. The char read more

Did You Know? 9 Striking Notes about The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 3, 2020

There are so many great articles online and everyday we come across some that have facts and trivia that are too tempting not to share. So, today, we are beginning a new series of passing along these links so you can enjoy our finds, too. "Check it Out!" is the name of this new series and you can si read more

The Diamond Triangle - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries ( 1977 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 30, 2020

Nancy Drew and her friend George take to the skies in a glider in "The Diamond Triangle", the fourth episode in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries ( 1977 ). While soaring high above River Heights, Nancy witnesses an antique Auburn Cord plunge off a dirt road. Once back on the ground, however, read more

The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 25, 2020

 Now here is a group of happy partygoers enjoying their fancy dress ball. There were a number of films made with a scene like this, so don't be surprised if your first guess is not the right guess! If you have no idea what this game is about, simply click on this link here for th read more

British Pathe: Autumn Hat Fashions

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 21, 2020

This month's British Pathe newsreel takes us high up at the Carlton Tower Hotel in London, where a bevy of beauties are displaying the latest fashion in hats....on a very windy day! These designer creations are quite fetching to look at and have very appealing names, too: Coach and Horses, Leafy Gla read more

From the Archives: Telly....Who Loves Ya, Baby?

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 3, 2020

 Telly Savalas was at the height of his fame from his starring role in the television series "Kojak" that CBS gave him his own television special in February 1976 - "Telly...Who Loves Ya, Baby?" Barbara Eden, Diahann Carroll and Cloris Leachman acted as co-stars in this singing/dancing/comedy s read more

Sparkling Cyanide ( 1983 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 26, 2020

Rosemary Barton takes one sip of champagne at her wedding anniversary dinner party and then suddenly collapses dead. "Cyanide poison", the doctor exclaims. Was it suicide or murder? Rosemary certainly had her fair share of enemies. Her husband George believes it to be murder and so he gathers togeth read more

The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 15, 2020

Here's a juicy screenshot. "What on earth is it?!" you're probably thinking. It is a bit difficult to make out, but this was the best screenshot I could take. There aren't many clues here, but if you saw this film you'll probably remember this scene!Aren't familiar with the Impossibly Difficult Name read more

From the Archives: A View to a Kill ( 1985 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 10, 2020

Wow, look at Grace Jones! I don't know if Bond met his match in Mayday but he certainly did with Zorin ( Christopher Walken ). This has always been one of my favorite James Bond films. It was Roger Moore's last appearance as Bond and one of his best. Lobby cards from the movie are difficult to find read more

Did You Know? - Lynda Carter Has Other Wonders

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 1, 2020

American actress Lynda Carter is best known for playing the beautiful Diana Prince, an Amazonian princess, on the television series Wonder Woman ( 1975-1979 ). For four years she entertained television audiences with her superhuman powers, deflecting bullets with her golden bracelet and capturing cr read more

Once to Every Woman ( 1934 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 23, 2020

Grey's Anatomy 1934. Well, not quite. But if you want to see what a 1930s style version of a hospital melodrama looks like ( they really haven't changed much over the years ) then it is well worth checking out Once To Every Woman. This Columbia Pictures quickie is quite entertaining and features two read more

The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 18, 2020

Look at all those bicyclists! The young and old alike are enjoying a good pedal around town. Can you remember which film this screenshot is taken from? If you can, then drop the title in the comment box below and, if you guess correctly, you win a prize!  Want to read more rules to the game? J read more

Magic Couples of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 11, 2020

Movies have always reflected the hopes and dreams of the public, especially in terms of romance. Since almost every movie genre - from mysteries to swashbucklers, from war to love stories - features a leading man and a woman, it is not surprising that thousands of different screen couples exist on f read more

From the Archives: The Treasure of Lost Canyon ( 1952 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 9, 2020

Catch that chicken, Mr. Powell!! The Treasure of Lost Canyon is one of those films that get lost among all of the other features that came out in the early 1950s, but it really is quite a treasure in itself. Its a sweet family film about a country doctor who adopts an orphan boy and their quest for read more

Book Review: Harryhausen - The Lost Movies

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 4, 2020

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of stop-motion special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. I've been enjoying re-watching many of his films throughout the year but doubly entertaining is discovering all the wonderful books written about Harryhausen and his work.  A recent f read more

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ( 1961 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 20, 2020

"Dive! Dive!" Film producer/director Irwin Allen let audiences dive deep into the waters of adventure with Voyage of the Bottom of the Sea, his second of three feature films that he made at 20th Century Fox studios in the early 1960s. Prior to gaining a reputation as "The Master of Disaster" becaus read more
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