Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 12, 2019

In this eighth installment of the 20th Century Fox Charlie Chan series, the famous Hawaiian detective sets off for Egypt to investigate the theft of archeological treasures....and unwraps a case of murder instead! Detective Chan ( Warner Oland ) dons his sun hat and journeys to Egypt on behalf of...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 11, 2019

This month's From the Archive photo isn't really from our archives but it was such a great shot we could not resist sharing it: James Franciscus and Gila Golan were captured in this candid snapshot on the set of The Valley of Gwangi ( 1969 ). This adventure film is...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 4, 2019

Today is America's birthday, the day we celebrate our great nation's declaration of independence. We have so many reasons to be proud of America and one of the greatest treasures is growing up with such a rich history and culture, a culture so unique in itself and yet made up...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on June 30, 2019

Michael Innes, who is best known for his novels featuring detective Sir John Appleby, was a prolific author for over fifty years ( 1930s-1980s ). In 1953, he penned a little book entitled "Christmas at Candleshoe" which Walt Disney Studios subsequently produced as a family motion picture in 1977. Li   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on June 28, 2019

It's time to make an announcement! Or so it seems.....this comely duo look like they are happy to say something, but what could it be? If you know what film this screenshot is from, then drop a comment down below and see if you are the winner of this month's...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on June 22, 2019

While recovering at home from a leg injury, Claude ( Jean-Pierre Léaud ) meets Anne Brown ( Kika Markham ), the daughter of his mother's old friend, who has come to France to study art. She invites Claude to spend the summer with her sister Muriel ( Stacey Tendeter )...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on June 15, 2019

Mrs. Lambert ( Audrey Hepburn ) just received the news of her husband's death from the French police inspector ( Jacques Marin ) in this scene from Stanley Donen's comedy-thriller Charade ( 1963 ). Marin, a native of Paris, was a popular character actor both in Europe and in America....   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on June 7, 2019

Gene Kelly was at the peak of his career in the early 1950s, making such memorable musicals as Summer Stock, An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain and Brigadoon. One side adventure he took away from musicals was a delightful family film called The Happy Road ( 1957 )....   read more

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

After the success of the award-winning short film The Red Balloon ( Le Ballon Rouge, 1956 ), French director Albert Lamorisse embarked on creating a feature-length film with a similar visual emphasis to the narrative. Le Voyage en Ballon follows the journey of an inventor/balloonist ( André Gille )   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 24, 2019

Memorial Day Weekend is here and for many children, it marks the completion ( or near completion ) of the school year. "No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks..." If there was ever a teacher that could give a dirty look it is this fellow right...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 16, 2019

Today is National Classic Movie Day and to celebrate Rick of The Classic Film and TV Cafe is hosting the Five Favorite Films of the 1950s Blogathon, an event that was sure to perplex all of its participants for how can any movie lover narrow down their 1950s favorites to...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 10, 2019

"In life, there are always two possibilities...." It is quite common to find a film that begins terrifically, loses a bit of its appeal midway through and then flounders at the end. But it is rare to find a film that begins slowly and then gets better and better until...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 8, 2019

At the dinner table, "Puppy" ( Felix Alymer ) relates a juicy tale to Laurel ( Hayley Mills ) about one of the criminal cases he had to judge years ago. Maitland ( John Mills ) looks on in this lobby card scene from the delightful mystery/drama The Chalk Garden...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 3, 2019

It is always interesting to discover the hobbies that actors have outside of their film and theatrical work. Adrienne Corri, who is perhaps best known for portraying the sensuous red-haired Valerie in Jean Renoir's The River ( 1953 ), had a most interesting passion: Thomas Gainsborough. The Scottish   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 29, 2019

Somewhere I read that if you watch one Heimatfilm you've seen them all. That is a bit of a stretch, but it is true that after seeing twenty or so, they begin to blur together. In Hollywood pictures you would find character actors who appeared more frequently in one type...   read more

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

Hot Diggity! Onion soup on Friday! My favorite! And you can be sure that this fellow will give you a generous portion. Don't mind the flies in the soup, they only add to the flavor. If you can guess which film this screenshot is from, you have a prize coming...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 19, 2019

Detective Charlie Chan finds himself once again in the midst of treachery and danger when he heads down to Panama in this 22nd installment of 20th Century Fox's Charlie Chan film series. A sinister criminal by the name of Reiner is intent on destroying the U.S naval fleet as it...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 12, 2019

The Children's Film Foundation made a number of good little mysteries in the 1960s, one of which was Wings of Mystery, released in 1963. This British film tells the story of a brother and sister ( Hennie Scott and a young Judy Geeson ) who try to help their brother...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 11, 2019

Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse in a scene from Twilight for the Gods ( 1958 ). Don't let the black-and-white photograph fool you, this Universal picture was filmed in eye-popping Eastman Colour. Hudson plays a boozy sea captain who must take his passengers ( including a call girl ) "out...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 7, 2019

"Hunting for gnomes in the Gnome-Mobile...." Jaspar ( Tom Lowell ) and his grandfather Knobby ( Walter Brennan ) fear that they may be the last of the gnomes residing in the giant redwoods of California. As many of us know, gnomes live forever, but Knobby is so disheartened at...   read more