You learn something new every day

Vic Morrow was in it
(before he got too close to that heliocopter).

Alice, Alice? Who the f@ck is Alice?

Maybe some one of us should dig up the entire cast. Sidney Portier, I believe. Several others who became quite famous later on.

I remember a tv series centered around a waitress named Alice. Worked at Mel's diner? She's everywhere.

Glen Ford had the lead in Blackboard Jungle but I forget who played his wife. Vic Morrow was the bad kid, Sidney Poitier the good kid. It was Poitier's first major role, I believe.

Roger I know who Alice...and Flo "eat my grits" are. lol
The line above is the title of a song by the band Smokie.

Aw right! It's 3:13 a.m. and I've already learned my new thing for the day.

I didn't get up as early (or stay up as late) as Roger, but i can say the same thing. By the by, who the f*ck is Smokie?

if anything the alice in wonderland books are about change, carroll seems more worried that his small friend was going to become a women and lose her innocence

there are some nice death references, one of my favourites is this exchange between humpty dumpty and alice

'In that case we start fresh,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'and it's my turn
to choose a subject--' ('He talks about it just as if it was a game!'
thought Alice.) 'So here's a question for you. How old did you say you
were?'

Alice made a short calculation, and said 'Seven years and six months.'

'Wrong!' Humpty Dumpty exclaimed triumphantly. 'You never said a word
like it!'

'I though you meant "How old ARE you?"' Alice explained.

'If I'd meant that, I'd have said it,' said Humpty Dumpty.

Alice didn't want to begin another argument, so she said nothing.

'Seven years and six months!' Humpty Dumpty repeated thoughtfully. 'An
uncomfortable sort of age. Now if you'd asked MY advice, I'd have said
"Leave off at seven"--but it's too late now.'

'I never ask advice about growing,' Alice said indignantly.

'Too proud?' the other inquired.

Alice felt even more indignant at this suggestion. 'I mean,' she said,
'that one can't help growing older.'

'ONE can't, perhaps,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'but TWO can. With proper
assistance, you might have left off at seven.'

i suggest you read martin gardner's the annotated alice

Blackboard Jungle
Full Cast


Writing credits
Evan Hunter (novel "The Blackboard Jungle")


Richard Brooks (writer)



Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Glenn Ford ... Richard Dadier

Anne Francis ... Anne Dadier
Louis Calhern ... Jim Murdock
Margaret Hayes ... Lois Judby Hammond
John Hoyt ... Mr. Warneke
Richard Kiley ... Joshua Y. Edwards
Emile Meyer ... Mr. Halloran
Warner Anderson ... Dr. Bradley
Basil Ruysdael ... Prof. 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 ... Detective

Jamie Farr ... Santini (as Jameel Farah)
Danny Dennis ... De Lica
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Alpert ... Lou Savoldi (uncredited)
Jimmy Ames ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Dwayne Avery ... Student (uncredited)
Ben Avila ... Student (uncredited)
Henny Backus ... Miss Brady (uncredited)
Doyle Baker ... Wilson (uncredited)
Benny Burt ... Bartender (uncredited)
Joan Danton ... Irate Mother (uncredited)
Richard Deacon ... Mr. Stanley, Teacher in lounge (uncredited)
Valentin de Vargas ... Latino student (uncredited)
Gary Diamond ... Child (uncredited)
James Drury ... Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Del Erickson ... Student (uncredited)
John Erman ... Daly - Student seated behind Artie in class (uncredited)
Robert Foulk ... George Katz (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Electrician (uncredited)
Paul Hoffman ... Mr. Lefkowitz (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr ... Needles - a Teenager (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo ... Frightened Student (uncredited)
Ike Jones ... Mechanic (uncredited)
Nikki Juston ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Italian Restaurant Table Extra (uncredited)
Carl Kress ... Peewee (uncredited)
Mickey Little ... Boy on Bus (uncredited)
Tom McKee ... Manners (uncredited)
Jerry Mickelsen ... Krauss (uncredited)
Peter Miller ... Joe Murray, Attacker of Miss Hammond (uncredited)
Jimmy Murphy ... Frank Adams (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann ... Miss Panucci (uncredited)
Manuel París ... Italian Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
Virginia Pherrin ... Teacher in Lounge (uncredited)
Gerald Phillips ... Carter (uncredited)
Chris Randall ... Levy (uncredited)
William Rhinehart ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Willard Sage ... Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
B.W. Sandefur ... Student (uncredited)
Emil Sitka ... Father (uncredited)

Bobby Somers ... Student (uncredited)
Lee Stanley ... Kid (uncredited)
Steve Stevens ... Boy on Bus (uncredited)
Yoshihiro Tomita ... Tomita (uncredited)
Skip Torgerson ... Boy on Bus (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth ... Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
Jerry Wynne ... Murphy (uncredited)

Re: Smokie.
Actually until last night I had no idea who they were, in fact I hadn't heard the name before, I think they are the proud purveyors of a one hit wonder only this song never made the charts, for obvious reasons. It was a huge university pub audience participation sing-a-long song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlzn9lVUMtE

How about Teacher's Pet Clark Gable and Doris Day. Never saw the movie only magazine write ups. Was the song 'How much is that doggie in the window?' from the movie? Where did song 'Que Sera Sera Whatever will be will be be' come from?

Now there I can help you. Doris Day sang that in Alfred Hitchcock's remake of his own "The Lady Vanishes." Jimmy Stewart was the hapless husband looking for his missing wife.

Thanks but what about 'doggie in the window'?

I was reading about the '100 great military leaders' and just found out that Agrippa was a school mate of Augustus Caesar and given Palestine so
Herod Aggripa was his descendant. Did King Herod convert to Judaism?

There seems to be a lot of songs from movies and when I watch some of the old DVDs on sale I am surprised to find where the songs originated.

"How Much is that Doggie in the Window" was a big hit for, I believe, Patti Page, not Doris Day. Don't know whether than came from a movie or not.

Herod was brought up in the Jewish religion although he was not ethnically a Jew. He was also extrememly unpopular among the Jews over whom he ruled. Archeologists today are finding that his tomb has been viciously vandalized, apparently not by grave-robbers but by people simply wishing to show their disrespect.

Wow - I didn't know. When driving a different car than usual or a rental, I always stick my head out to see if I can see it on the driver's side. If I don't see then I figure it is on the passenager side.

She must have been - taking care of those spoiled Brady kids and living in a house where the mom did nothing. And the dad was actually "gay". To top it off Sam never did marry her.

And Alice from that Alice diner show.

All Alice's are drug addicts.

She must have loved his meat.

Here's another common drug-reference name for you all...Jane.

Here's two to start:
Jane's Addiction
Mary Jane