'Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White' (to Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell, Edwin B.'Best Cinematography, Black-and-White' (to Russell Harlan).'Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium' (to Richard Brooks).When it shown at a South London Cinema in Elephant & Castle in 1956, the teenage Teddy Boy audience began rioting, tearing up seats and dancing in the aisles.Īccording to MGM records, 'Blackboard Jungle' earned $5,292,000 in the United States & Canada and $2,852,000 elsewhere which resulted in a profit of $4,392,000. In many European countries, the movie led to teenage violence in cinemas. It was the film debut for actors Rafael Campos, Vic Morrow and Jameel Farah (who would later change his name to Jamie Farr & appear on the TV series 'M*A*S*H').ĭue to the movie's theme of juvenile deliquency & violence, 'Blackboard Jungle' was initially rejected in other countries such as Italy and the United Kingdom, but some of the scenes from the film were eventually cut out in those particular countries. Despite this, other instances of the song were not cut.

The movie marked the rock and roll revolution by featuring Bill Haley & His Comets' hit song 'Rock Around the Clock.' In some theaters (when the film was in first release), it wasn't heard at all at the beginning of the film because rock & roll music was considered a bad influence at the time. A man needed more which perhaps was one reason why a woman could never understand a man’s concern for the job he had to do. Creation had been given to them as a gift and a woman was self-sufficient within her own creative shell. The original novel for 'Blackboard Jungle' was based on author Evan Hunter's experiences working as a teacher in New York City's tough South Bronx area. Women, he had reflected had no such problem.

He also becomes subjected to violence and schemes & later finds himself in a confrontation with a student, Artie West (Vic Morrow). New schoolteacher Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) starts working at North Manual Trades High School, an inner-city school of diverse ethnic backgrounds where many of the pupils engage in anti-social behavior.ĭadier tries to refocus the students on their education which challenges not only the students, but the school staff as well.

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