Virtual Movie Nights
Feature: Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Rated Approved, 1hr 41min, Crime, Drama
WHEN: Friday, April 4, 7:15 PM Central Time
You may join in starting at 7:15 PM for the pre-movie social time with song games, jokes, and plenty of argle-bargle. Movie starts at 8:00 PM. Discussion and trivia will follow immediately after the movie. iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies is the audio track (no video) with audio description. Please share with others that may be interested.
Storyline:
War veteran Rick Dadier is one of three new teachers hired at North Manual High School, an inner city boys school. This is his first teaching assignment, which he needs to support himself and his insecure pregnant wife, Anne. Despite Principle Warnecke's assertions to the contrary, Dadier quickly learns that the rumors of student discipline problems at the school are indeed true. The established teachers at the school try to counsel the newcomers, all inexperienced in such situations, as how best to handle the rowdy students. Regardless, Dadier tries to exert discipline in his class, which provokes a violent response. Dadier believes the student leaders against him are Artie West, but more specifically Gregory Miller, who he thinks uses the fact of being black as a means of racial provocation. Dadier has to decide either to leave and teach at a "real" school, or stay and figure out how to get through to his students. If he decides to stay, he has to figure out who the real disruptive influences are, especially as they have resorted to attacks of a personal nature that affect especially Anne.
Director: Richard Brooks
Writers: Richard Brooks, Evan Hunter
Stars: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Sidney Poitier
Nominated for 4 Oscars, 1 win & 6 nominations total
General Information
When: Fridays, 7:15 PM CT
Where: on Zoom
Description: iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies plays movies from all genres: dramas, romantic comedies, thrillers, mysteries, film noir, etc. We have a pre-movie social time at 7:15 PM Central Time to play song games, share jokes and plenty of argle-bargle. Then at 8:00 PM, we play the audio-described movie (audio track only, no video). After the movie, we share comments, critiques and trivia of the movie. Everyone is welcome, and we would love for you to join us anytime.
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