JarrodMcDonald

Yes, I mentioned it in the original post. Thanks.

BRIGHT ROAD (1953) is another education-themed film I was trying to remember earlier. It stars a young Harry Belafonte and TCM showed it not long ago.

I looked at next month's schedule for FMC. These are the classic films they are showing. The ones in BOLD are not available on DVD. BORN RECKLESS (1937) *HILDA CRANE (1956)* THE DARK CORNER (1946) THE STREET WITH NO NAME (1948) THIEVES' HIGHWAY (1949) *LLOYDS OF LONDON (1936)* *THE FORBIDDEN STREET (1949)* *SLATTERY'S HURRICANE (1949)* DANGEROUS CROSSING (1953) *BERLIN CORRESPONDENT (1942)* THE HOUSE ON 92ND STREET (1945) 13 RUE MADELEINE (1947) *CONFIRM OR DENY (1941)* *FIVE OF A KIND (1935)* *WINTERTIME (1943)* *TAIL SPIN (1939)* PRINCE VALIANT (1954) *DANTE'S INFERNO (1935)* ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM (1946) THE BIG TRAIL (1930) AS YOUNG AS YOU FEEL (1951) *WOMAN'S WORLD (1954)* HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953) *HEAVEN WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE (1939)* THE BIG LIFT (1950) CAVALCADE (1933) TOBACCO ROAD (1941) SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT (1946) NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947) COMPULSION (1959) *PRINCE OF PLAYERS (1955)* BLOOD AND SAND (1941) THE BLACK SWAN (1942) *NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH (1940)* *CRY OF THE CITY (1948)* *KING OF BURLESQUE (1935)* VICKI (1953) *BELOVED INFIDEL (1955)* DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (1939) FIXED BAYONETS (1951) *UNTAMED (1955)* THE UNDEFEATED (1969) PIN-UP GIRL (1944) GREENWICH VILLAGE (1944) DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952) GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953) DO NOT DISTURB (1965) BUS STOP (1956) DECISION BEFORE DAWN (1951) A FAREWELL TO ARMS (1957) PANIC IN THE STREETS (1950) FLAMING STAR (1960) THE MARK OF ZORRO (1940) *A PRIVATE'S AFFAIR (1959)* FRANCIS OF ASSISSI (1961) A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (1945) THE SHERIFF OF FRACTURED JAW (1959) O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE (1952) A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949) *MR. 880 (1950)* *MY COUSIN RACHEL (1952)* NORTH TO ALASKA (1960) *WOMAN OBSESSED (1959)* BANDOLERO! (1968) BROKEN ARROW (1950) *TAKE HER SHE'S MINE (1963)* *BERNARDINE (1957)* ISLAND IN THE SKY (1938) LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945) DAISY KENYON (1947) *APARTMENT FOR PEGGY (1945)* THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1969) *HAPPY LANDING (1938)* THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1956) THE PROUD ONES (1956) *COME TO THE STABLE (1949)* THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (1965) THE HUNTERS (1958) *THE BULLFIGHTERS (1945)* THE CALL OF THE WILD (1935) *THE GLASS MENAGERIE (1950)* *NO HIGHWAY IN THE SKY (1951)* THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES (1957) Edited by: JarrodMcDonald on Feb 24, 2010 12:25 PM

Thank you! Thanks for all your help. I knew I would be asking the right people.

Yes, THE CORN IS GREEN...I knew there were more classics. Thanks for mentioning that one.

I think I have heard of it, but not yet seen it. Thanks for recommending it...it does sound intriguing. And Denzel is usually great.

There's a very obscure German film from the early 30s called MADCHEN IN UNIFORM that takes place in a girls school. From wikipedia: "It is noted as the first feature film to be produced with an openly pro-lesbian storyline and remains a cult film among lesbians." I watched it in college and it certainly is a memorable film.

LEAN ON ME, starring Morgan Freeman. He was also in a satire with Nick Nolte and JoBeth Williams called TEACHERS.

Thanks for sharing those ideas. I haven't seen A YANK AT EATON but it is scheduled in the near future on TCM and I'm looking forward to viewing it. One of the Andy Hardy movies shows scenes with Andy and a teacher...ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER.

That's a good title...and there's also MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS.

I think it will change as we get nearer to St. Patrick's Day. TCM has several Ford flicks planned for that day.

Okay, thanks...those are good ideas. I guess if one were to go more recent, DEAD POET'S SOCIETY and GOOD WILL HUNTING would be possibilities...and DANGEROUS MINDS...but I want ones without profanity in them.

I was looking in the other forums and didn't see where I should post this, so I'll just do it here. What are some good classic films with teachers and students as the main theme? These are the only ones I can think of, but I'm certain there are more...thanks for your help...! GOODBYE MR. CHIPS (several versions) CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP HER TWELVE MEN THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE GOOD MORNING, MISS DOVE TO SIR WITH LOVE THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE

Now you two have whet my appetite for it. I am still comprehending 3300 performances. That's an extraordinary run for a play. Critics schmitics. It's the public and what it wants that producers care about.

Okay, great. I have not seen TOBACCO ROAD yet.

Interesting the way some ideas get reworked and refilmed in Hollywood. But Ford is a great director.

So it had come full circle by the time Ford remade it in the late 40s. It's a great, heartwarming story.

I want to hear Alec's comments about THE BLUE DAHLIA, too. And I'm curious about what he'll say regarding Fredric March's performance in THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES.

I was reading about 3 GODFATHERS...definitely a great film. And I noticed that there is a Chester Morris version from the 30s that is scheduled on TCM in the near future. This original version, from 1936, was done by Richard Boleslawski. I can't wait to see it, in order to compare it with the Ford remake.

I like his film work a lot, too. He's one of my favorite character actors. I agree with the comments that he and Louis Calhern shared a few of the same qualities. As for ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, it would've been great to see him work alongside Judy again (who was originally cast as the lead)...but unfortunately, that was not meant to be. My favorite role of his is probably the last one he did, with Clark Gable and Loretta Young in KEY TO THE CITY. It's a very simple role, but he makes it very good. He's also fun to watch in THE STRATTON STORY, since his on-screen chemistry with James Stewart, June Allyson and Agnes Moorhead is so good. And I like his scenes in THE MORTAL STORM a lot.

You might want to look at BALL OF FIRE from the early 40s. It is not a Beat film, but I think it foreshadows the beat generation in terms of jargon and attitudes about language and expression. As for Ginsberg, he may not like the fact that movies exploited the Beat generation, but it's a double-edged sword because it did bring more prominence to people like Kerouac and himself. He's just ticked that he couldn't control the way the Beatnik generation was depicted by Hollywood.

This is a great thread. It really makes a person think. You have to define the 'violence,' however. The slapstick gags in the THREE STOOGES films do seem violent, but we know it's pretend/fake. Yet, while reading up on Moe Howard, apparently the guys did sustain many injuries because they really were hurting each other during some of those takes.

June Allyson gets involved with the married Humphrey Bogart in BATTLE CIRCUS. That is definitely against type for her to be the 'other woman.' Good observation about the casting of JEKYLL & HYDE with Turner and Bergman. Actually, I read that the roles had been reversed, but Bergman wanted to stretch herself as an actress and asked that their assignments be switched.

True. I don't think it's a lost film. But there is probably limited commercial interest in it, so it does not get restored and released to modern consumers. I'm curious to see a print of it. I also want to see a print of WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER, which starred Marion Davies and was based on material by the same author.

I have been looking for it, but alas, I don't think it is available yet. Here's some information about its production: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vernon_of_Haddon_Hall_(film)