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The Buccaneer ( 1958 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 12, 2018
"There comes a time when a man wants to change...belong to something, or maybe someone."
The pirate and privateer Jean Lafitte had warehouses of stolen loot, a beautiful house on the private island in Barataria Bay, and freedom to do as he pleased, but he lacked respect from the one woman he loved, read more
The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 8, 2018
It's time for another Impossibly Difficult screenshot and this one we think is not so impossibly difficult. Clues abound but don't be too fooled by the surroundings of these characters!
As always, if you are not familiar with the rules to the Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie game or the p read more
Love is Forever ( 1954 ) aka Und Ewig Bleibt die Liebe
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 3, 2018
Some films have a way of drawing you into the story within the first ten minutes. Perhaps it is a practice that screenwriters learned from newspaper journalists who know how to "hook" the audience with the first lead line. Hollywood productions had this act down pat. German productions were not so g read more
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N ( 1966 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 23, 2018
Put Dick Van Dyke on a deserted island with a bevy of Polynesian beauties and a space chimp and you'd think you would have a winning comedy. Walt Disney certainly thought so. He liked the idea of remaking Robinson Crusoe as a comedy vehicle for Dick Van Dyke so much that he penned the screenpla read more
From the Archives - Black Narcissus ( 1947 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 21, 2018
In this scene from Powell & Pressburger's Black Narcissus ( 1947 ), Sister Clodagh ( Deborah Kerr ) works on a lovely needlepoint while in the convent of St. Faith high up in the Himalayan mountains. This is one of her few moments of relaxation before havoc breaks loose at the convent.
From the read more
The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 14, 2018
Wowee! Look at this monkey gal! She really knows how to bend. If you saw her move, you wouldn't easily forget her....but perhaps you did forget which film she appeared in. It's time to put your thinking cap on and try to remember which movie this screenshot is taken from. And just why is she looking read more
Turn the Key Softly ( 1953 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 5, 2018
"London, the biggest city in the world... and it's all yours"
Three women are being released from Holloway Prison on the same morning. They come from vastly different backgrounds and each has plans for what they want to do on their first day of freedom, but they have all agreed to meet for din read more
Now and Forever ( 1956 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 3, 2018
"You can't separate us! We love each other!"
Lonely upper-class English schoolgirl Janette Grant ( Janette Scott ) falls in love with handsome Mike Pritchard ( Vernon Gray ), a poor mechanic from the local village. Janette's mother believes the courtship to be unsuitable and puts a stop to it by read more
Promoting Poppins : The Merchandise of Mary Poppins
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 31, 2018
The Walt Disney Company today are pros when it comes to knowing how to promote their latest films but, back in the day, they had the marketing game pretty well in hand, too.
In 1964, without the aid of the internet or a bombardment of television commercials, they promoted Mary Poppins&nb read more
Yvonne Mitchell, Author & Playright
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 26, 2018
At some point in their career, most actresses feel the need to write an autobiography, but while there are many actresses who penned one of these personal books of praise, there are very few who put a quill in hand to write something more than an autobiography - to write a book. Lilli Palmer, Cornel read more
The 3rd Annual Hollywood Auction This Sunday
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 21, 2018
Tomorrow night, beginning at 8pm EST, Silverbanks Pictures will be hosting its third annual Hollywood Auction on eBay. For those of you who are not regular readers of Silver Scenes, Silverbanks Pictures is my sister and my home-based business, specializing in classic movie photos and other memo 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, 2018
Get a look at this pretty gentleman! He seems to be in shock wearing such a frock. If you look beneath the soot on his face you'll recognize this actor, who appeared in many, many, many movies...this film being a bit later in his career.
As always, if you are not familiar with the rules to th read more
Nugget Reviews - 25
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 15, 2018
The Private Eyes ( 1980 ) 14k
Scotland Yard detectives, Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart, are hired to investigate the death of Lord and Lady Morley at their English mansion. One by one all of their suspects die off, leaving Winship and Tart to face the real killer. D read more
From the Archives: Watusi ( 1959 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 9, 2018
What wild beast could be lurking in the African bush? George Montgomery ( the "Great White Hunter" ) is on a safari with Taina Elg and David Farrar and a bevy of native carriers when they encounter a dangerous animal in MGM's Watusi ( 1959 ). This film gave the studio an opportunity to reuse fo read more
Johnny Tremain ( 1957 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 4, 2018
George Stevens and Frank Capra were two directors who really knew how to capture onscreen the essence of what being an American is all about. They made films about the love of one's hometown, one's family, about freedom and about helping one's neighbor. But when it comes to making films about Americ read more
Hollywood Home Tour: Dick Powell & June Allyson
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 30, 2018
After the Hollywood Home Tour bus broke down last season due to mechanical errors, the tour was canceled until further notice, but I'm happy to report it has been repaired and is ready to set off once again. Our bus driver, Al, will tell you more about where the Greyhound will be heading this summer read more
From the Archives: Moon Pilot ( 1962 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 28, 2018
Tom Tryon, actor and author, dons a space suit as he poses at Cape Canaveral for this 1962 publicity photo for Moon Pilot, Walt Disney's comedy about an astronaut who falls in love with a beautiful alien ( Dany Saval ).
From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from read more
Space Academy ( 1977 ) - Television Series
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 23, 2018
Shortly after Star Wars premiered in theatres in 1977, a space frenzy hit the entertainment industry and other similar-themed sci-fi films and television shows premiered, one of which was Space Academy. This half-hour production was aimed towards a juvenile audience and aired on Saturday mornings at read more
The Bells of Astercote ( 1980 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 15, 2018
Penelope Lively's ghostly children's novel "Astercote" ( 1970 ) was brought to the small screen in 1980 as a one-hour television movie that aired the evening of December 23, following in the BBC tradition of airing ghost stories for the Yuletide season.
The Bells of Astercote, as it was renamed, wa read more
The Impossibly Difficult Name That Movie Game
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 12, 2018
A pretty woman seated at a desk...doing something quite unusual. She is obviously sending a message, but to whom ( or is it who? ) Clues abound in this scene and if you put your detective skills to work you may just uncover the title to this month's Impossibly Difficult screenshot! As always, if you read more