Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 25, 2019

"I was a boy when I entered Mr. Rodock's valley but when I left I wasn't a boy anymore. I had picked up a few pointers about how men died quickly and how they kept from dying quickly; how to be cruel and how not to be cruel; and what...   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on June 25, 2012

Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)      James Cagney would never be my first pick to act in a western. The star who made his name playing gangsters and later returned to his native song-and-dance genre did not exude “cowboy”, at least not at this point in his career. In Tribute...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on September 7, 2009

This is my second – last-minute! – contribution to the Robert Wise blog-athon, being hosted at the Octopus Cinema website. I’ve just re-watched this Western starring my favourite actor, James Cagney, which is the tale of a tough, driven owner of a horse ranch in Wyoming, and wanted to write...   read more