Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 2, 2014

My sister and I began watching Suez ( 1938 ) last week. For those not familiar with the movie it's a so-called "biopic" on the life of French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who dreamed of building a canal to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. We had never seen the...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 2, 2014

My sister and I began watching Suez ( 1938 ) last week. For those not familiar with the movie it's a so-called "biopic" on the life of French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who dreamed of building a canal to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. We had never seen the...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 2, 2014

My sister and I began watching Suez ( 1938 ) last week. For those not familiar with the movie it's a so-called "biopic" on the life of French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who dreamed of building a canal to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. We had never seen the...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 30, 2014

Today's flashback still shot is this darling photo of the box-office contract players of MGM studios. Judy Garland is looking cute and chic, Mickey is being adorable Mickey, and Shirley Temple is beaming with pride..and why not? she's holding the "King"'s hand!   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 30, 2014

Today's flashback still shot is this darling photo of the box-office contract players of MGM studios. Judy Garland is looking cute and chic, Mickey is being adorable Mickey, and Shirley Temple is beaming with pride..and why not? she's holding the "King"'s hand!   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 30, 2014

Today's flashback still shot is this darling photo of the box-office contract players of MGM studios. Judy Garland is looking cute and chic, Mickey is being adorable Mickey, and Shirley Temple is beaming with pride..and why not? she's holding the "King"'s hand!   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 30, 2014

Today's flashback still shot is this darling photo of the box-office contract players of MGM studios. Judy Garland is looking cute and chic, Mickey is being adorable Mickey, and Shirley Temple is beaming with pride..and why not? she's holding the "King"'s hand!   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 26, 2014

When Carmen Miranda sambaed her way into the Broadway musical revue scene in 1939, her energetic style and eye-rolling fractured musical interpretations of English words, took America by storm. Soon everyone was swaying their hips to the bongo-beating rhythm of the Bando de Lua and taking six easy d   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 26, 2014

When Carmen Miranda sambaed her way into the Broadway musical revue scene in 1939, her energetic style and eye-rolling fractured musical interpretations of English words, took America by storm. Soon everyone was swaying their hips to the bongo-beating rhythm of the Bando de Lua and taking six easy d   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 26, 2014

When Carmen Miranda sambaed her way into the Broadway musical revue scene in 1939, her energetic style and eye-rolling fractured musical interpretations of English words, took America by storm. Soon everyone was swaying their hips to the bongo-beating rhythm of the Bando de Lua and taking six easy d   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 26, 2014

When Carmen Miranda sambaed her way into the Broadway musical revue scene in 1939, her energetic style and eye-rolling fractured musical interpretations of English words, took America by storm. Soon everyone was swaying their hips to the bongo-beating rhythm of the Bando de Lua and taking six easy d   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 23, 2014

Son of Ali Baba ( 1951 ) Elctr. A runaway slave gal gets Kasha, the son of Ali Baba, in hot soup with the wicked caliph when it turns out she is in fact a princess who was supposed to be given as a gift to the visiting prince. Or...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 23, 2014

Son of Ali Baba ( 1951 ) Elctr. A runaway slave gal gets Kasha, the son of Ali Baba, in hot soup with the wicked caliph when it turns out she is in fact a princess who was supposed to be given as a gift to the visiting prince. Or...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 23, 2014

Son of Ali Baba ( 1951 ) Elctr. A runaway slave gal gets Kasha, the son of Ali Baba, in hot soup with the wicked caliph when it turns out she is in fact a princess who was supposed to be given as a gift to the visiting prince. Or...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 23, 2014

Son of Ali Baba ( 1951 ) Elctr. A runaway slave gal gets Kasha, the son of Ali Baba, in hot soup with the wicked caliph when it turns out she is in fact a princess who was supposed to be given as a gift to the visiting prince. Or...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 19, 2014

For our very first entry in the new Behind the Screen: The Hidden Masters of the Golden Age of Filmmaking series we are going to feature Travis Banton, one of the most recognized costume designers in Hollywood during the 1930s. During his tenure at Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 19, 2014

For our very first entry in the new Behind the Screen: The Hidden Masters of the Golden Age of Filmmaking series we are going to feature Travis Banton, one of the most recognized costume designers in Hollywood during the 1930s. During his tenure at Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 19, 2014

For our very first entry in the new Behind the Screen: The Hidden Masters of the Golden Age of Filmmaking series we are going to feature Travis Banton, one of the most recognized costume designers in Hollywood during the 1930s. During his tenure at Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 19, 2014

For our very first entry in the new Behind the Screen: The Hidden Masters of the Golden Age of Filmmaking series we are going to feature Travis Banton, one of the most recognized costume designers in Hollywood during the 1930s. During his tenure at Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on January 18, 2014

In celebration of the new year ( alright, so we're a little late ) and our 100th post we wanted to start a new series. So often us bloggers focus our reviews, bios and praise on the celebrated actors and actresses of film and television, and in some rare cases...   read more