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Is it possible to make a career of playing a mime? Robert Shields and Linda Yarnell proved that it is not only possible but quite a lucrative business.  Without a spoken word, Shields and Yarnell made a name for themselves displaying mime acts of "controlled insanity" in over 400 television ap read more

The title says it all. This 1979 Walt Disney comedy is certainly an oddball. While the Disney films of the 1970s are generally considered sub-par to the films the studio outputted in the 1950s and 1960s, most of them were still very amusing. The Unidentified Flying Oddball ( UFO ) simply f read more

A scientist examining a substance in a vile.....is he a mad scientist?? Possibly. Possibly not. If you know the film this screenshot is from you would know how sane this man is. As always, if you are not familiar with the rules to the Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie game or the prize, click her read more

Espionage films were all the rage in the mid-1960s, a fever that had been ignited by Ian Fleming's James Bond spy series. George Segal investigated neo-Nazis in The Quiller Memorandum ( 1966 ), Michael Caine had starred in the Harry Carter films ( Funeral in Berlin, The Ipcress File ), Rock Hudson w read more

"If you hear the word that ties you to another human being, do not listen to any others that follow - they are merely its echo." - St. Catherine of Siena Director Robert Bresson's first feature film, the outstanding underrated gem Les Anges du Peche aka Angels of Sin, explores the indistinguishab read more

That dynamic duo of Clark Gable and Joan Crawford heated up the screen in Dancing Lady ( 1933 ), their fourth film together. Here, Joan makes google eyes at Clark in an attempt to win him over to her way. From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silverbanks Pict read more

An island paradise...where all human emotions are exposed under a tropic sun. In spite of its engaging tagline, Passionate Summer, also known as Storm Over Jamaica, gave a light drizzle of drama compared to the raging storm promised. It focuses on the traditional one-man/two-women love triangle wit read more

Every once in a while when you are watching a film you probably find yourself proclaiming, "Hey! These two actors also played together in [fill in the blank]!"  Well, like you, the bloggers behind The Flapper Dame and Phyllis Loves Classic Movies experienced this, too, and so they decided to read more

Danny Kaye loved to try new things and was always open to learning the necessary skills and then plunging right into an experience...with no fear of making a fool of himself. With this bravado he acquired proficiency in a number of different fields over the years: flying commercial aircraft, co read more

What does a man do when his wife asks him to mind their three youngsters when she must leave the country for a few weeks to care for her aging mother?  If you think he would raise a riot, you're quite mistaken, for the man in this situation is played by Kenneth More....and any character that M read more

"Inspection!!" Never look a gift horse in the mouth.....but this commanding officer doesn't like the looks of one the horses. Do you remember this scene? Unfortunately, it's yet another blurry screenshot. However, put your thinking cap on! There are enough clues in this scene to solve the puzzl read more

Labor Day has passed and the crisp air of September has set in, so that can only mean one thing - it's back to school time! Teachers across America who have enjoyed three months of blessed silence are now back to facing a brood of bright-eyed and mischievous youngsters. Their task at hand is trying read more

"Up There Where the Alps Glow"....a rough translation of the title of this 1956 German production starring Vienna-born Albert Rueprecht. Like most Heimatfilms, it features its fair share of mountain scenery, romance, and drama, and in this case, the drama is spread on as thick as butter. Rueprecht s read more

Two cats ready to show their claws......Rosalind Russell and Norma Shearer in a scene from MGM's classic comedy The Women ( 1939 ). In this scene, they are on friendly terms, but they'll begin their fight shortly! From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silverb read more

All of us have favorite films that are a little extra special to us because we grew up with them. The Parent Trap, featuring Hayley Mills, is one of those films for my sister and I. It was a favorite to watch on Saturdays when we were wee ones and it is still a beloved Saturday film that conjur read more

Look at this woman! For shame! And she's parading around like this on a public beach.....at least she has the decency to do it at twilight when no one will notice how much her underwear pattern clashes with her dress. Do you remember this scene? Sure you do. Once you remember what film you saw  read more

This past month my sister and I have been exploring German films of the 1950s, and in doing so we came across a popular genre that we were unaware of called Heimatfilms. These films were set in the mountainous areas of southern Germany, Switzerland, or Austria and often featured sentimental sto read more

Julie Christie is here pictured on the set of The Go-Between ( 1971 ). Some people have their "prime" as Miss Brodie would say and, for Julie Christie, I think the early 1970s was her prime. She never looked lovelier than in this film.  read more

"I wish that someone loved me as much as you love you!" All the gals are crazy about Tait University's cocky football hero Tommy Marlowe ( Peter Lawford ), but Tommy only has eyes for the new student, beautiful society vamp Pat McClellan ( Patricia Marshall ). When Pat plays too hard to get he read more

When I was assigned to interview Marjorie Woodworth, the girl Hal Roach has tabbed to take Jean Harlow's place--and the girl Harvard undergrads recently used as a target for a soft orange---I thought, "Just another hopeful. I'll bet she doesn't look any more like Harlow than my redheaded granddaught read more