Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 15, 2022

On April 15th, 1912, in the early morning hours, the luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the waters of the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. Over 1,500 passengers perished in one of the worst ocean disasters in history. Today marks the 110th anniversary of this tragic event, and so...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 8, 2022

Each weekend, the Decades TV channel picks one television show and airs it back-to-back in a weekend marathon. Usually, the shows they pick can be seen on other channels so watching a marathon of a popular series isn't all that special, but occasionally they unearth some not-so-frequently seen serie   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 7, 2022

James Garner is pictured here with Diane Brewster in a scene from "According to Hoyle", an early episode in Garner's popular western television series Maverick. Some of you may remember Diane Brewster as Miss Canfield, Beaver's first teacher, in Leave it to Beaver. From the Archives is our latest s   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 2, 2022

Since it is the beginning of April - and we just began the spring season - it seems an appropriate time to begin a new series here on Silver Scenes. This is a fun one called Film Albums where we will introduce a different film or television-related album dating from...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 26, 2022

MeTV has just announced a new line-up for their Super Sci-Fi Saturday Night block which includes the addition of Sventoonie, a new show based on their popular weekday morning cartoon host Toony, at 10pm EST and Batman at 10:30pm. Star Trek is now pushed to 11pm EST and Buck Rogers...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 19, 2022

Terence Canote, the blogger behind A Shroud of Thoughts, is hosting the 8th Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon and this year I could not resist sharing an episode from one of the best British shows of the 1960s - The Avengers. The Avengers were comprised of the crime-fighting duo...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 17, 2022

There were a great number of episodes from classic television shows of the 1950s and 1960s that featured characters visiting Paris and Rome, but there were very few that had characters going to Ireland. Since today be St. Patrick's Day, we'll be sharing with ye one of the best of...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 16, 2022

Once again we have a downright tricky screenshot to share with all of you. Most of you can probably guess who these boys are, but you are asked to name the film they appear in - not their occupation! Good luck! As always, if you are not familiar with the...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 11, 2022

In the winter of 1978, Scottish Television, a branch of ITV, released The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, a seven-part miniseries based on Muriel Spark's 1961 novella of the same name. The story centers on the life of Miss Jean Brodie ( Geraldine McEwan ), a Scottish schoolteacher, focusing primarily...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 5, 2022

Priscilla Lane and Dennis Morgan are making eyes at each other while Thomas Mitchell looks on in this scene from "Three Cheers for the Irish" ( 1940 ). You can read our review of this American-Irish themed film here: https://silverscenesblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/three-cheers-for-irish-1940.htmlFrom   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 26, 2022

If you love browsing antique stores and tend to stop and pick up old Dell or Golden Key comics just to admire their cover art ( especially the Movie/TV themed issues ), then you'll have to check out Tony's Trading Site of TV/Film Annuals and Comics. This great site is...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 20, 2022

"He's gonna make it!"Steven Post ( Kurt Russell ) is a young mailroom clerk with high ambitions and a lot of enthusiasm. He wants to see UBC, the faltering television studio that he works for, become the leading network but his boss Mr. Wilbanks ( Joe Flynn ) won't listen...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 11, 2022

Angela Lansbury and Cyd Charisse are decked out in glamourous fashion for the second season premiere episode of Murder, She Wrote ( 1985 ) entitled "Widow Weep for Me". In this episode, the snoopy sleuth goes undercover as a wealthy widow at a posh Caribbean resort and meets up with...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 5, 2022

"From the land beyond beyond, from the world past hope and fear, I bid you Genie now appear!"Legendary adventurer Sinbad the Sailor ( Kerwin Mathews ) lands on the island of Colossa for provisions when he encounters and helps rescue Sokurah the magician ( Torin Thatcher ) who is fleeing...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 29, 2022

Good heavens, this man looks fiercer than Zoltar! And he probably charges more than 50¢ per fortune. If you remember the movie this scene is from, then you will remember that this man's fortune played a part in the destiny of the main characters. As always, if you are not...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 22, 2022

An incredible tale of terror and suspense .....above and below the sea! So reads the tagline to Warlords of Atlantis, another one of director Kevin Connor's sci-fi adventure films of the 1970s. In this story, American inventor Greg Collinson ( Doug McClure ) and British scientist Charles Aitken ( Pe   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 15, 2022

Susan Hampshire is pictured getting close to two kittens in this candid photo from The Three Lives of Thomasina ( 1963 ) released by Walt Disney Studios. In the film, Hampshire portrays Lori, a "witch" of the glen who rescues animals. One of the animals she saves is Thomasina the...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 9, 2022

In September 1970, Hanna-Barbera launched a new cartoon series called Josie and the Pussycats featuring a group of girl singers who traveled around the world performing gigs and encountering adventures in the process. The show was Hanna-Barbera's own take on Filmation's 1968 musical cartoon sitcom T   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on December 31, 2021

This rather blurry screenshot has a bald-headed man showing bug-eyes to his dance partner. We'll leave it up to you to guess where they are and what they are dancing. That will give you a hint as to which film this may be from. ;-)As always, if you are not...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on December 29, 2021

Robert Lenhart's ( Paul Lukas ) book publishing business is suffering from a sales slump. He has to cut back on expenses at the office as well as at home to save enough money to pay his creditors, but his young ambitious wife ( Helen Vinson ) is aghast at...   read more