{"id":41389,"date":"2018-11-03T17:01:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T00:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41389"},"modified":"2022-02-01T00:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T07:21:55","slug":"blackboard-jungle-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41389","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Jungle (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This is the garbage can of the educational system.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poster-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poster-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poster-113x128.jpg 113w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poster-768x872.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poster-902x1024.jpg 902w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poster.jpg 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA high school English teacher (Glenn Ford) with a pregnant wife (Anne Francis) is determined to survive his new job at a school with challenging discipline problems, including those led by a sullen and violent teen (Vic Morrow). Can Mr. Dadier (Ford) rely on a student leader (Sidney Poitier) to help him positively influence his classroom?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anne Francis Films<\/li>\n<li>Glenn Ford Films<\/li>\n<li>Juvenile Delinquents<\/li>\n<li>Louis Calhern Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Brooks Films<\/li>\n<li>Sidney Poitier Films<\/li>\n<li>Teachers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Brooks directed and wrote the Oscar-nominated script for this adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ed_McBain\">Evan Hunter<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;social commentary&#8221; novel about a rookie teacher navigating the treacherous waters of an inner city vocational high school. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Ford-1.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film is notable for its influential <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100315120648\/http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/dailies\/\">rock &#8216;n roll soundtrack<\/a> (including Bill Haley and the Comets&#8217; &#8220;Rock Around the Clock&#8221; as its theme song), for its alleged source as inspiration for youth violence, and for Sidney Poitier&#8217;s early performance as one of the only black students at the school. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Poitier.png 1847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While dated and cliched in some ways (&#8220;It&#8217;s gonna have your looks and my brains&#8221; Ford reassures his pregnant wife about their future child):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Francis.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the film continues to pack a surprising punch. Ford&#8217;s character is both sympathetic and realistic, and it&#8217;s enjoyable to watch his genuine respect for the students yielding gradual positive effects. The dialogue is often punchy (&#8220;They don&#8217;t even know their multiplication tables.&#8221; &#8220;Of course not; all they can multiply is themselves.&#8221;), and Russell Harlan&#8217;s cinematography is top-notch. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <em>The Blackboard Jungle<\/em> was selected in 2016 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being &#8220;culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Glenn Ford as Mr. Dadier<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography-1.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Russell Harlan&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2-1536x848.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Blackboard-Jungle-Cinematography2.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a still-compelling drama. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, and nominated as one of the Best Movies of the Year in his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0047885\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/1206\/blackboard-jungle#articles-reviews?articleId=27619\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1955\/03\/21\/archives\/the-screen-blackboard-jungle-delinquency-shown-in-powerful-film.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1607jung.html\">DVD Savant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This is the garbage can of the educational system.&#8221; Synopsis: A high school English teacher (Glenn Ford) with a pregnant wife (Anne Francis) is determined to survive his new job at a school with challenging discipline problems, including those led by a sullen and violent teen (Vic Morrow). Can Mr. Dadier (Ford) rely on a student leader (Sidney Poitier) to help him positively influence his classroom? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anne Francis Films Glenn Ford Films Juvenile Delinquents Louis&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41389\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41389"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80843,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41389\/revisions\/80843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}