Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 26, 2019

This 1964 British Pathe newsreel highlights a very untraditional "safari"...it is actually a roundtrip road rally from Nairobi. The annual Safari Rally was first held on May 27, 1953, as a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II and was originally known as the East African Coronation Safari. For many yea   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson DeWelles on May 12, 2016

Share This! It’s a Safari of Love! Burning sands . . . burning lips! It’s night-time on the glamorous Nile! Let’s back the truck up for a moment before looking at this week’s picture, 1940’s Safari with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll.  It’s again a good exercise to   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on January 2, 2016

Champagne Safari Directed by Jackson Leighter Written by Lawrence Klingman USA/1954 Jackson Leighter Associates First viewing/Amazon Prime Prince Aly Khan, the son of the Aga Khan, and his then wife Rita Hayworth invited her American friends Jackson and Lola Leighter to accompany their party o   read more