Today, "Rock Around the Clock" is nostalgia. But 70 years ago, "Blackboard Jungle" made it seem scary.

Glenn Ford, 90; Prolific, Popular Actor Starred in ‘Blackboard Jungle,’ ‘Gilda’ L.A. Times Archives Aug. 31, 2006 12 AM PT From a Times Staff Writer ...

The first teen films began popping up in earnest during the 1950s, with landmark titles like “The Wild One,” “Blackboard Jungle,” and the enduringly iconic “Rebel Without a Cause.” ...

Serkis is directing the movie, which will open on Oct. 19, 2018 — more than two years after Disney launched its live-action version of “The Jungle Book” with Jon Favreau directing.