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Blackboard Jungle

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe movie Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American social drama film. Richard Brooks directed it. Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Sidney Poitier and Vic Morrow play the main characters. The film is remembered for its innovative use of rock and roll music. In fact, Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley Read more

By Georgios Sourvanos, 5 daysAugust 20, 2026 ago

Movies, actors and directors

Who is more famous: Marx Brothers and others

Reading Time: 2 minutesSearching for actresses and actors more famous than Monroe and Wayne In this post I present the results of the Ngram analysis for six classic Hollywood icons that have been listed in the AFI greatest actors and actresses: Marx Brothers Buster Keaton Sidney Poitier Robert Mitchum Ava Gardner Jean Harlow. Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsJune 29, 2024 ago