Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (2)
| Original title | Blackboard Jungle |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1955-09-05 |
Cast
Titles
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Crew
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| Director of Photography | |
| Music |
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| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director |
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| Second Assistant Director |
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| Dialogue Coach |
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| Script Supervisor |
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| Unit Manager |
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| Set Decorator | |
| Make-up Supervisor |
Cast
| Glenn Ford | Richard Dadier | ||
| Anne Francis | Anne Dadier | ||
| Louis Calhern | Jim Murdock | ||
| Margaret Hayes | Lois Judby Hammond | ||
| John Hoyt | Mr. Warnecke | ||
| Richard Kiley | Joshua Y. Edwards | ||
| Emile Meyer | Mr. Halloran | ||
| Warner Anderson | Dr. Bradley | ||
| Basil Ruysdael | professor A.R. Kraal | ||
| Sidney Poitier | Gregory W. Miller | ||
| Vic Morrow | Artie West | ||
| Dan Terranova | Belazi | ||
| Rafael Campos | Pete V. Morales | ||
| Paul Mazursky | Emmanuel Stoker | ||
| Horace McMahon | polisassistent | ||
| Jamie Farr (as Jameel Farah) | Santini | ||
| Danny Dennis | De Lica | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| David Alpert | Lou Savoldi | ||
| Chris Randall | Levy | ||
| Yoshihiro Tomita | Tomita | ||
| Gerald Phillips | Carter | ||
| Dorothy Neumann | Miss Panucci | ||
| Joan Danton | ilsken mor | ||
| Gary Diamon | liten pojke | ||
| Henny Backus | Miss Brady | ||
| Paul Hoffman | Mr. Lefkowitz | ||
| Tom McKee | Manners | ||
| Robert Foulk | Mr. Katz | ||
| Manuel París | den italienske ägaren | ||
| Jimmy Murphy | Frank Adams | ||
| Tommy Ivo | gråtande pojke | ||
| Peter Miller | Joey | ||
| Benny Burt | bartender | ||
| Teddy Infuhr | Needles | ||
| Carl Kress | Peewee | ||
| Richard Deacon | Mr. Stanley | ||
| Martha Wentworth | Mrs. Brophy | ||
| Ike Jones | svart mekaniker | ||
| Isaac Palacios | Speranza | ||
| Rod Bauman | Finlay | ||
| Jerry Mickelsen | Krauss | ||
| John Erman | Daly, elev som sitter bakom Artie i klassrummet |
Companies
| Production Company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc. | ||
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| Copyright | Loew's Inc. | 1955-03-04 | (LP4496) |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1955 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 86623 |
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| Date | 1955-08-20 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2730 meters |
| Censored length | 2725 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2755 meter |
| Length in minutes | 101 min |
| Reels | 11 reels |
Original work
Production location
| 1954-11-15 | 1954-12 |
Release dates
| First showing | 1955-03-20 | New York City, New York | USA | 101 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1955-09-05 | Skandia | Stockholm | Sweden | 100 min | |
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2012-01-12 | |||||
| 2012-10-09 | ||||||
| 2012-10-23 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Invention for Guitar and Trumpet | |
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| Orchestra | Stan Kenton and His Orchestra | |
| Instrumentalist | Sal Salvador | (gitarr) |
| Maynard Ferguson | (trumpet) |
| Original title | The Jazz Me-Blues | |
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| Composer | Tom Delaney | (1921) |
| Lyrics | Povel Ramel | (svensk text) |
| Tom Delaney | (engelsk text 1921) | |
| Performed by | Bix Beiderbecke |
| Original title | Rock Around the Clock | |
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| Composer | Jimmy DeKnight | (1952) |
| Lyrics | Max Freedman | (1952) |
| Performed by | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| Original title | Let Me Go, Lover! | |
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| By | Jenny Lou Carson | (1954) |
| Al Hill | (1954) | |
| Sung by | Joan Weber |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2745 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Poster title | Vänd dem inte ryggen |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 62 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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