Musical Series: Silk Stockings

The classic Greta Garbo/Ernst Lubitsch comedy “Ninotchka” inspired the 1955 stage hit and this screen adaptation positing Fred Astaire as a Hollywood producer attempting to land a Russian composer to score his tuneful adaptation of “War and Peace.” Leading the charge to Paris to track down the recently-defected composer is no-nonsense Russian trouble shooter Cyd Charisse. With Peter Lorre, Janis Paige and Jules Munshin; music by Cole Porter. 117 min. 1957. Not Rated. Studio: MGM.  Hosted by Irv Slifkin. No registration required.