He's Gonna Kill Him | The Blackboard Jungle | Warner Archive

[@pauloneal9642]

In my high school history class, many many years ago. Our teacher was a diminutive fellow, mild mannered weighing perhaps 140 pounds. One of my fellow students was a pain in the ass and challenged the teacher send him to the principle's office. Student weighed maybe 200 pounds. Teacher had had a rough day and finally had enough. He told the kid "no, I'm not taking you to the principals office", whereupon, he walked over to the kid, picked him up and tossed him out the window. Kid came back the next day and apologized, and was very quiet. We loved it. No names here.

[@triciajohansen9295]

Damn!😎😵

[@aspenrebel]

"No names"? Come on!! I remember one time in class in Jr. H. S. there was this smart ass punk (not too dissimilar to Vic Morrow's character here) who kept mouthing off to this middle aged++ male teacher all the time. Finally, one day the teacher had enough and told punk to get out and go to Principal's office. The kid wouldn't. So the teacher lost it! Grabbed the kid, smacked the kid around, then thru him out. That kid was a mess. In H. S. he was a drunk all the time I think he died in the street an alcoholic in like his late 20's. Also, in Jr. H. S. we had a couple of other psycho punks. One time they put a bomb in desk of a black English teacher (on 1st floor). But it exploded as they were jumping out the window. I was sitting in French class on 3rd floor. We all heard a loud BOOM!! and the desks all jumped off the floor. To say the least, those 2 punks were gone!! Both probably long dead.

[@johnhein2539]

Surprisingly not my first time hearing a story of this kind. My mother told a story a teacher who lifted these two bully kids by their shirts and chucked them down the stairs and told them to go to the principals office, which they did. My father had the best story, a teenage kid, 17 or 18, wanted to fight this teacher after school. They met by his car, they boxed the teacher's vehicle in so he couldn't leave. Teacher was smart, he took the first shot and made sure it bled. Teacher was a former boxer. Maybe my dad exaggerated a little bit but he said it looked like 7 punches in 2 seconds, if they were barely visible to the human eye. Put the kid in the hospital. The teacher was transferred, not fired. Though honestly should have kept him. That student would most definitely have been a very well behaved boy the rest of his time I'm school. Moral of the story, always ask old people what their best, teachers from the old days stories.

[@inlonging]

I have a feeling this must’ve been several years back

[@fy90s]

Love this movie. I had to watch it in Film History class, Vic Morrow is a legend.

[@raphaelkavanagh6950]

Brando in the famous taxi scene with Rod Steiger in On The Waterfront and this electric classroom confrontation between Glenn Ford and Vic Morrow two wonderful actors . Two of the most dramatic scenes in movie history.

[@Rosebudbublegum]

The best Glenn Ford 's Movie.

[@TheKlauscat]

That 35 year old student with the knife was just angry at the world for flunking 18 years in a row.

[@93seronica]

Hahahaha

[@wsollnti]

Vic Morrow. remember the name.

[@sp0ngeb0b8]

I would have been scared of a 57 year old as a classmate, too

[@bklynsteph66]

🤣

[@triciajohansen7124]

Hardly!

[@joshuagerthoffer4664]

He was 26 here actually. He does look a lot older doesn't he.

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

@@joshuagerthoffer4664 According to the novel, Dadier checked all the I.Q.s of these students in this classroom. Greg Miller's is the highest ( over 100), and Artie West is the lowest ( about 64?) all the other students, in the 70s and 80s.

[@karinee123]

@@bobbyfrancis8957 I could be wrong, but I thought it was Santini (the disabled boy) who had the IQ of 64?

[@johnmarquez8566]

Unfortunately Vic Morrow/Sgt Saunders was killed during the filming of the movie "The Twilight Zone". He was a working actor and I liked his work.

[@toussantlbisso]

He was also in an anti apartheid movie filmed S.A.

[@TheKlauscat]

It was a gruesome end for him no doubt.

[@93seronica]

The photo of his remains are in the book “Fly By Night” by Steve Chain.

[@EphemeralProductions]

That story still pisses me off. Should never have happened!

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

The clock ticking in the background adds tension to the moment.

[@Muswell]

Sydney, in one of his earliest films. Playing a teenager, but was 28 here.

[@hetmanjz]

He's awesome in his first film role, as a young doctor in the midst of racial prejudice and turmoil, in "No Way Out" (1950) -- roughly five years before "Blackboard Jungle."

[@shinagloe2642]

Dat dude don't even look close to a high school student LoL

[@thewandering525]

Almost as if movies aren't real life or something.

[@Calida2308]

Lol so true. Even his voice is so old..

[@araymond1able]

He flunked out of H.S. 8 times. I saw his report card. After this they sent him to Sing Sing New York State Prison. Got out went to actor's school then killed in the making of Twilight Zone The Movie. Helicopter crashed on film location killing him and two kids. I swear you couldn't write this script. Well part of it is true.......

[@theheadphonea-hole4133]

He's 26

[@EphemeralProductions]

He was in his late 20s at the time. lol

[@Society.263]

Rip Glenn Ford 1916 - 2006, aged 90 Vic morrow 1929 - 1982, aged 53 Sidney Poitier 1927 - 2022, aged 94

[@93seronica]

Glenn and Sidney outlived Vic

[@capncake8837]

@@93seronica Vic died in a helicopter accident. Who knows how long he would’ve lived otherwise?

[@GenerationX1967]

When i was very young, around 9 or 10, one summer one of the local channels ran a classic Hollywood movie every week, with no commercial interruption. This was one of the films, and it was quite scary at the time...

[@nihilioellipsis]

Boy would I like a little bit more without commercial interruption!

[@linnycrocus6023]

Grandparents: Our generation had RESPECT FOR OUR ELDERS when we were younger Grandparent's generation when they were younger:

[@aspenrebel]

I'm sure Billy the Kid was troublesome student in school, in the 1800's whenever. If he ever went to school. Didnt he shoot and kill his first man when he was like 15? Then died when he was like 20?

[@capncake8837]

Even in Pinocchio 15 years before Blackboard Jungle, there’s a bunch of bad kids who fight and drink and smoke.

[@EphemeralProductions]

To be sure , this behavior was a rarity in those days. :)

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Still a riveting scene.

[@rossriver75]

Media doesn’t mention this movie in Sydney Poitier’s life of films. I guess because it wasn’t race-consciousness related specifically. But even in this film he’s basically a good guy. I read that he never wanted to play the bad guy.

[@BarryCorbin2024]

My dad was a Navy fighter pilot in WWII. He taught Jr High after the war in the early 50's, and kept a fraternity paddle in the class room. He was 5'7", but no one messed with him. He was also fleet boxing champ in his weight class, and was trained in hand to hand combat. He was fearless and would have smacked the crap out of this kid, knife or no knife.

[@1503ONERUS]

Absolutely I believe that ! Maybe back in the 50'-70s BACK in L7 ALABAMA or "MOMMAS MY SISSY " KENTUCKY but out in KILLA California the CITIES of NO pity S.D LA ,OC in THEE 80IES &90IES where you git your HAND SHOOK &LIFE TOOK 87-93 them lil gangbangers would of stuck his military uniform ALONG WITH his fraternity paddle. so far up his golden glove hes got between his cheeks that only the handle of the fraternity paddle would be sticking out.

[@CharlotteSWeb-oh7ou]

Yeah, that sure would have fixed the systemic problems that lead to this situation, let's fantasize about hitting the fictional kid in the fictional scenario....

[@jamesrobertson432]

Great movie. I watched it for the first time a few nights back. The bad kid was played by the same actor who played the racist guy in The Twilight Zone movie. I never knew this but the actor was actually killed by a pretty nasty set accident involving a helicopter. Shocking stuff.

[@emerybayblues]

Vic Morrow.

[@93seronica]

The photo of his remains are shocking. It’s in the book “Fly By Night” by Steve Chain

[@jamesrobertson432]

@@93seronica OMG 😬

[@jessemossberg8108]

Vic Morrow was amazing. In an episode of Combat! called "Cat and Mouse," he runs up against the waste and dehumanization of war- brilliantly. RIP Mr. Morrow and thank you.

[@erickort1987]

one of my favorate classic movies,liked last picture show also

[@triciajohansen7124]

Even though he was a bad boy, Vic looked mighty fine!😎

[@aspenrebel]

Excuse you!!?

[@hilauriel3086]

He certainly did.👍

[@93seronica]

I can’t look at him in any movies now after seeing a photo of his remains after the Twilight Zone Movie. It’s shocking.

[@triciajohansen7124]

​@@93seronicaI know what you mean.i try to focus on his work before John Landis ended his life and his further acting. RIP Vic, Shalom❤🙏😪✡

[@EphemeralProductions]

@@triciajohansen7124exactly :(

[@dannynrny473]

A prophetic movie. A pale foreplay of today's schools

[@ria1313]

Sidney Poitier looking fine as ever.....

[@triciajohansen9295]

So was Vic Morrow!😎

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

@@triciajohansen9295 This is Vic Morrow's first movie.

[@JohnSmith-cw4ve]

At 1:03 If I'm not mistaken that was clinger from mash taking his glasses off in the background.

[@triciajohansen7124]

That IS Klinger from "MASH", no dress!!!!!

[@warrenhoffman2006]

And at 1:04, that is Rafael Campos who later on was little Emanuel with the gimpy knee on All in the Family.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Yeah Jamie Farr.

[@maydom04]

Anyone else notice a similarity with Vic’s character, and the character that Tony Musante portrayed (Joe Ferrone) in “The Incident” , 1967?

[@alexestevez-bm8ml]

definitely

[@Madbandit77]

Fun fact: Quentin Tarantino directed the daughters of Sidney Poitier and Vic Morrow in his work. Sydney Tamilia in "Death Proof" and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "The Hateful Eight".

[@triciajohansen9295]

Both ate beautiful and look like their dads.😎

[@aspenrebel]

Jennifer Jason Leigh is Vic Morrow's daughter? You're kidding?

[@Madbandit77]

@@aspenrebel Nope.

[@toussantlbisso]

blockbuster boy is Not it !

[@danadesimone9322]

​@@aspenrebel yes she is..

[@padkirsch]

R.I.P. Sidney Poitier 1/7/2022 ❤️🌿🕊️

[@jamiepash2489]

RIP Sidney Poitier

[@artsseriouschannel]

QUOTE : He's floating on Sneaky Pete wine (Sydney Poitier)

[@emerybayblues]

Just watched this movie today.

[@doromamire]

what happened with sgt saunders??

[@pagliaccinodlemantra]

The Teacher looks like Jim Carrey!

[@EphemeralProductions]

He’s way more handsome than Jim. lol

[@acmarston]

With that attitude why would he even show up at school anyway?

[@93seronica]

I know right

[@dwightcoleerook6660]

This movie was ban in the Bahamas when it came out

[@ColleenCupido]

As I am 57....what about my friend, same age, due to be bused to a violent school in 1972. My grandpa loaned money, and we moved out of SF. I later learned my friend was institutionalized with complete mental breakdown. She was 6

[@Mooser42001]

He really should call for Security, I mean the teacher. Proper back-up and medical services would help. He shouldn't try to handle that alone.

[@peteaxe2067]

Bruh you think an inner city school in 1956 has security lmaoo

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

He had to do what the novel says.

[@nihilioellipsis]

That's by the book stuff which probably wouldn't have been available in a setting like that. It wasn't where I worked in a similar place

[@dannyc8876]

It was an inner city school in the 50s, smart up

[@EphemeralProductions]

They didn’t have none of that in this movie. Lol

[@barneyronnie]

I'm a professor, and I 've had to get rough with two students in 34 years ...

[@MrKruger88]

...ok

[@joshuagerthoffer4664]

What do you teach?

[@creamydistortion]

Smokeweedsmokewusmokecrack

[@fnfn9229]

I hope you kicked their ass

[@user-ey8pj7dk3d]

Was that Jamie Farr?...

[@GenerationX1967]

It was, when he was billed under his birth name of Jameel Farrah...

[@hazel8071]

I thought I recognized Klinger!

[@aliciatodaroconz7604]

Yes, he was.

[@triciajohansen7124]

Yes it is.

[@possumpancakes1007]

Vic Morrow was 26 when he filmed this, playing a high schooler, looking and sounding like a 45-year-old!

[@triciajohansen7124]

Not even!!!!

[@93seronica]

He’s always looked older than his age, he looked like he was in his 70s in the Twilight Zone movie

[@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk]

How much progress.

[@swengeer]

Those "kids" must have must have been left back multiple times. They haven't been teenagers for many years.

[@nguyenangtuandung2745]

Vic Morrow was 28 when in this scene, give him a break guys

[@aliciatodaroconz7604]

26 years old, (1929-1955)

[@triciajohansen7124]

@@aliciatodaroconz7604 correct!😎❤

[@hilauriel3086]

@@triciajohansen7124 His voice was kinda deep, but in my opinion he still looked quite young. Especially when Dadier shoved his body into the blackboard. You can see the kid in him come out (especially in his eyes).

[@triciajohansen7124]

@@hilauriel3086 Amen

[@InAnotherLife90]

BADASS! How come my class days weren't like this?

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

When were you in high school? This (almost) happened at Redondo High school around 1970-71, in Drivers Ed. class, it was a warm day, the only door in the room was open wide, this was a FULL,and well-behaved classroom, but I soon noticed the young, thirtyish male teacher was looking, and looking outside; so he got up and went out - and most of the class was rushing over to the open door, NO, me and alot of others couldn't see what was going on. One of the boys said the teacher was breaking up a fight between two boys - soon one of them pulled a knife on him! But soon another teacher came out, and that was broken up, the knife was taken from him and the other teacher was taking both of them over to the principals office - so we suddenly rushed back to our desks, our teacher came back in, but he didn't talk about it.

[@DixiePokerAce]

Whatsa about it Daddy-O?

[@esdet105]

Looks like my school.

[@aspenrebel]

That is how I always thought of Vic Morrow, a grubby little psycho criminal punk. Even in "Combat" and any other role he had later in life. Sidney Poitier was 27 or 28 in this movie, yet he's playing s H. S. student? Most of these are way older than H. S. age. There is Jamie Farr (Corporal Klinger). 1955 movie

[@kenneththompson8933]

Daddy - o....🤯

[@robertgarcia4117]

From Steve. COOL DADDY-O. 😎 😮😅😂

[@barneyronnie]

Sneaky Pete is Bad Stuff!!!

[@tracysimmons3860]

Daddy-o

[@robclarkson1669]

Starman David Bowie The Definitive Biography page 17.

[@topologyrob]

Dwight Schrute got a knife kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmaWfpydocmorrs

[@analogkid4957]

These thugs seem wimpy by today’s standards. Unfortunately nowadays we hear of students having firearms in schools. So sad how our society has become but this was 1955 and the thug with the knife would be considered wimpy today

[@triciajohansen9295]

Not necessarily.

[@Luanna801]

I think even today people would freak out about someone pulling a knife in a classroom.

[@inlonging]

If you think about movie and television standards this is probably as bad as he was allowed to be. He said “hell” after all. (Meanwhile the n word is dropped in this movie no one batted an eye back then)

[@detectivefiction3701]

Inlonging. You're incorrect about no one in the movie batting an eye when the "n"-word was said. On the contrary, the Mr. Dadier character is reprimanded by the principal because the principal to heard that Dadier used that word in his classroom (he did but was just repeating it as a word that shouldn't be used by other races against black people). Despite what many today believe, I don't think racial slurs were all that socially acceptable in the 1950s; many people probably considered them, if not immoral, then vulgar and crass.