Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 16, 2021

It's National Classic Movie Day and to celebrate the occasion Rick at the Classic Film and TV Cafe is hosting the 6 Films 6 Decades Blogathon. Participants are asked to list six favorite films spanning six decades. Quite a difficult task to do! My sister Diana wanted to join in...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 15, 2021

SPLAT! These two fellows got a load of mud sprayed in their face. Most of you can surmise that this is from a comedy, but which comedy is the question! Put on your thinking caps or give a wild guess and see if you can name the film this screenshot...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 8, 2021

Are you a "Murder, She Wrote" fan? If you're not yet, then a visit to the website The Definitive Guide to "Murder, She Wrote" will make you one! The highly addictive mystery series premiered in 1984 with a star-studded pilot episode and went on to become one of the longest-running...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 4, 2021

The lovely Ann Sothern had completed her 10-film run as the tough-talking Maisie and was cast as Frances in Nancy Goes to Rio, MGM's colorful remake of the 1940 Universal Deanna Durbin film It's a Date. Here she is seen posing within a giant lifebuoy. From the Archives is our...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 27, 2021

In the village of Swanhaven, a recent newspaper story about the mysterious Black Rider is sending a chill down the backs of the local townsfolk. After leaving the town pub one moonlit night, a drunk reported seeing the cloaked figure of the Black Rider while he was taking a shortcut...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 18, 2021

There are a lot of actors who are equally well known as singers ( e.g. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich ), but there are also a surprising number of actors who it would astonish you to find out recorded an album... or at least a single ( e.g. Rock...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 15, 2021

Maggie Brewster ( Betty Hutton ) has been looking forward to the fifteenth reunion of her high school class for weeks. It is the day of the big event and Maggie has a full schedule of things to do, one of which is going to the beauty parlor with her...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 11, 2021

This fellow looks like he is dancing an Irish jig on the pavement but he is actually hurrying to catch a yellow cab. Who he is and where he is going is your job to remember!As always, if you are not familiar with the rules of the game or the...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 11, 2021

Mary Brian was one of the most beautiful actresses of the 1930s. She often played charming ingenues in college-themed romances, but it seems these roles were not her cup of tea. Evelyn Warmoll shares with us in this 1938 article from Hollywood magazine, that Mary Brian was looking for more...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 9, 2021

Shirley Jones is about to enjoy a kiss from Pat Boone in this scene from April Love ( 1957 ), a delightful musical remake of the 1944 film Home in Indiana. It was a big hit at the box office and the title song was nominated for an Academy Award....   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 26, 2021

Before Basil Rathbone donned the deerstalker to play Sherlock Holmes in 14 films, he portrayed the dapper sleuth Philo Vance in The Bishop Murder Case ( 1930 ), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first film to feature S.S. Van Dine's famous detective hero. Paramount Pictures brought novelist Dine's character to   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 25, 2021

Something is happening on The Cyclone Racer, but what is it? One woman is obviously pointing it out. But what that something is is not so obvious. Time to put your thinking caps on and see if you can remember which film this screenshot came from!As always, if you are...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 20, 2021

A Shroud of Thoughts is hosting the 7th Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon and I thought I would undertake the impossible and choose an episode from the beloved 1950s sitcom I Love Lucy. This comedy classic ran for six seasons and then switched to an hour-long format where twelve...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 19, 2021

Today we are launching a new series featuring short reviews of vintage movie magazines, books, and other memorabilia. My sister and I have been dealers in the movie memorabilia industry for nearly ten years now and we have discovered a lot of great magazines and other periodicals that are chock...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 14, 2021

A world beyond imagination! Adventure beyond belief! A band of Union Army prisoners, a Confederate soldier, and a journalist escape in a hot air balloon during the Civil War and are carried off by a storm to an uncharted island populated with giant creatures. This same storm blows in two...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 13, 2021

In this publicity photo for The World of Henry Orient ( 1964 ), pianist Henry Orient ( Peter Sellars ) is surrounded by his two greatest fans Val and Gil ( Tippy Walker and Marrie Spaeth ) and is not pleased at all about it! Especially since he thinks they...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 11, 2021

This entry in our British Pathe series is about a group of boys from Margate who are all members of The Warpole Bay Ship Spotters Club. These nautical-minded youngsters have access to a keen telescope that they use to spot incoming ships...although oddly enough, none seem to be holding a...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 28, 2021

Isn't this a great shot? The light hit this man's eyeglasses just as he looked up, making him all the more difficult to identify. Hee-hee-hee! And take a peek at the figure behind him...reminds one of Mr. Mystery, does it not? If you are not familiar with the rules of...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 25, 2021

On the coast of Madagascar lies a pirate's hideaway - Diego Suarez - a fortress for thieves. A narrow harbor is the only entrance to the city and this is heavily defended by cannons. The British Royal Navy wants to destroy this base and capture every pirate on it but...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 23, 2021

Rich Little ranks as the best impersonator of Hollywood actors and deservedly so....he can not only mimick their voices but their body language and facial expressions, too. Mr. Little was a frequent guest star on evening programs like The Perry Como Show, The Mike Douglas Show, The Tonight Show, The   read more