The book ends on an upbeat but ambiguous note as Dadier remains a teacher at the school. Movie studios quickly saw the potential for the novel to be made into a film. MGM won out over two other studios to by the rights before the book was even released.Jan 21, 2007
World War II veteran Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) takes a teaching position at a rough New York City school for boys. The staff warns him that the students are nearly impossible to control, but the optimistic Richard remains unfazed. Soon, though, he realizes that his class isn't merely rowdy -- they can be downright dangerous. The students, led by the thuggish Artie West (Vic Morrow), threaten their teacher and his family with violence, yet Richard refuses to give up on the troubled teens.Blackboard Jungle / Film synopsis
When the teacher, Mr Dadier (Glenn Ford), writes his name on the blackboard early in the film, one of the students throws a baseball and knocks a hole in the blackboard at the end of his name, Dadier becomes Dadi-O and the class erupts in laughter and calls him "Daddy-O".
March 25, 1955 (USA)Blackboard Jungle / Release date
Richard BrooksBlackboard Jungle / ScreenplayRichard Brooks was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Oscars in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Elmer Gantry, In Cold Blood and Looking for Mr. Goodbar. Wikipedia
He grew up in the Bahamas, but moved to Miami at age 15, and to New York City when he was 16. He joined the American Negro Theatre, landing his breakthrough film role as a high school student in the film Blackboard Jungle (1955)....Sidney Poitier.Sidney Poitier KBE2002–2007Ambassador to UNESCO18 more rows
Rock Around the ClockBlackboard Jungle, American social-commentary film, released in 1955, that highlighted violence in urban schools and also helped spark the rock-and-roll revolution by featuring the hit song “Rock Around the Clock” (1954) by Bill Haley and His Comets.Feb 16, 2022
Sidney Poitier's long list of films includes the classics “The Defiant Ones,” “The Blackboard Jungle” and “Lilies of the Field,” as well as three that came out in 1967: “In the Heat of the Night,” “To Sir With Love” and “Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.”Jan 7, 2022
Although set in 'New York', 'North Manual High School' never existed outside the MGM backlot in LA. In fact, almost the entire film was shot here in the studio. The only real location comes when Mr Dadier (Glenn Ford) returns to his old middle-class school for advice.
One teacher (Louis Calhern) openly mocks Dadier's professional concern. Blackboard Jungle has the instincts of a tabloid exposé. The new music teacher (Margaret Hayes) becomes the target of a rape attempt on the first day of school.
Here is some of Schlockmania's favorite home video news thus far this year: Scream Factory has announced the details on their special edition release for the classic exploitation film Class Of 1984. The film is a kind of post-punk version of The Blackboard Jungle in which new teacher Andy Norris…Apr 15, 2015
Jamie FarrBlackboard Jungle (1955) - Jamie Farr as Santini - IMDb.
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