First-Rate Casting and Believable Story along with an On-Location NYC Noir Setting Elevate.
One of the First Juvenile Delinquency Cautionary Tales from the Best-Selling Book "The Amboy Dukes" by Irving Shulman.
A Precursor to the JD Films of the 1950's that Saw Varying Renditions of Quality and Style.
The Fear of Violent Teen-Age Rebellion Swept the Country and was Mainly a Big-City Problem but was Propagandized as a National Scourge.
The Establishment Pointed Fingers, Unjustly, at Comic-Books and Rock N' Roll.
That were Easy Targets and Considered by the Status-Quo as a National Threat and at times, Believe it or Not, was Labeled as a "Communist Plot" to Corrupt.
In Fact, one of the Better of its Type "Blackboard Jungle" Married Rock and Roll with the Problem with its use of Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock".
"City" would be a Good "Double Feature" with "Blackboard".
Highly Recommended for Students of Juvenile Delinquency, Film as Social Commentary, Film-Noir and the Basic Post-War Meilu.
Before the Eisenhower Era Tried to Put Down Anything that Smacked of Anti-Establishment Commentary.
Note...The Jazz Band and the Dance are a highlight.
One of the First Juvenile Delinquency Cautionary Tales from the Best-Selling Book "The Amboy Dukes" by Irving Shulman.
A Precursor to the JD Films of the 1950's that Saw Varying Renditions of Quality and Style.
The Fear of Violent Teen-Age Rebellion Swept the Country and was Mainly a Big-City Problem but was Propagandized as a National Scourge.
The Establishment Pointed Fingers, Unjustly, at Comic-Books and Rock N' Roll.
That were Easy Targets and Considered by the Status-Quo as a National Threat and at times, Believe it or Not, was Labeled as a "Communist Plot" to Corrupt.
In Fact, one of the Better of its Type "Blackboard Jungle" Married Rock and Roll with the Problem with its use of Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock".
"City" would be a Good "Double Feature" with "Blackboard".
Highly Recommended for Students of Juvenile Delinquency, Film as Social Commentary, Film-Noir and the Basic Post-War Meilu.
Before the Eisenhower Era Tried to Put Down Anything that Smacked of Anti-Establishment Commentary.
Note...The Jazz Band and the Dance are a highlight.