I had no idea that was the first appearance of "Rock around the Clock." Do you know anything about the novel that the film was based on? Isn't "Evan Hunter" also the author of the screenplays for Hitchcock's The Birds (and more) / i know it's also "ed mcbain" but i honestly didn't know he was writing novels in the 50s or that he authored this one which turned up in double-features with Up the Down staircase throughout my young adulthood. We should all rewatch *raisin in the sun*--for a film made from a play, it has enormous staying power and Lorraine Hansberry never gets adequate due for her incredible work there and beyond. Thanks for this incentive to rewatch Blackboard Jungle.
Guess Who's coming to dinner, Betsy DeVos. It ain't Liz Holmes.
I had no idea that was the first appearance of "Rock around the Clock." Do you know anything about the novel that the film was based on? Isn't "Evan Hunter" also the author of the screenplays for Hitchcock's The Birds (and more) / i know it's also "ed mcbain" but i honestly didn't know he was writing novels in the 50s or that he authored this one which turned up in double-features with Up the Down staircase throughout my young adulthood. We should all rewatch *raisin in the sun*--for a film made from a play, it has enormous staying power and Lorraine Hansberry never gets adequate due for her incredible work there and beyond. Thanks for this incentive to rewatch Blackboard Jungle.