Question 1

How does The Silencers differ from the Donald Hamilton novels it's based on?

Accepted Answer

The film is based on two novels, including 'Death of a Citizen', but very little of either book is in the film. The novels are serious and view espionage coldly, while the films are fun, lighthearted parodies of James Bond.

Question 2

Which singer performed Cyd Charisse's singing in The Silencers?

Accepted Answer

A young Vikki Carr performed Cyd Charisse's singing in the film.

Question 3

What is the connection between Frank Sinatra's 'Come Fly With Me' and Dean Martin's Matt Helm series?

Accepted Answer

Frank Sinatra's 'Come Fly With Me' has a cameo in this movie, followed by 'Strangers in the Night' in The Ambushers. Both songs play before or after Dean Martin's 'Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime' when Helm sets a romantic mood.

Question 4

Which dancer appears in the opening title sequence of The Silencers?

Accepted Answer

The gorgeous statuesque blond stripper in the opening title sequence is dancer Larri Thomas, who later portrayed Henrietta Hippo on TV's New Zoo Revue.

Question 5

What was Dean Martin's first appearance as Matt Helm accompanied by musically?

Accepted Answer

Dean Martin's only Billboard Hot 100 number 1 single during the 60s, 'Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime', made its first cameo in this series, playing on Helm's car.

The Silencers

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