"HOLLYWOOD 101: MOVIES GO BACK TO SCHOOL" (158)

EPISODE 158 -  “HOLLYWOOD 101: MOVIES GO BACK TO SCHOOL” - 9/21/2026  Class is officially in session! Join us this week on From Beneath The Hollywood Sign as we celebrate the ritual of going back to school.  We will explore some of our favorite films about teachers, students, schools, colleges, and the strange, funny, dramatic, and sometimes downright terrifying worlds of academia. From inspiring educators and unforgettable classrooms to rebellious students and lessons that go far beyond the syllabus, we’re digging into the movies that made us love—or dread—going back to school. Pack your backpack, sharpen your pencils, and join us for a cinematic education you won’t want to skip! SHOW NOTES:  Sources: wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Remember The Day (1941), starring Claudette Colbert, John Payne, John Sheppard, Ann Todd, Jane Seymour, Anne Revere, Freida Innescort, Thurston Hall, Irving Bacon, Marie Blake, Jody Gilbert, & Paul Harvey; Bright Road (1953), starring Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belefonte, Phillip Hepburn, Barbara Ann Sanders, Robert Horton, Maidie Norman, & Vivian Dandridge; The Corn is Green (1945), starring Bette Davis, John Dahl, Joan Lorring, Rosalind Ivan, Rhys Williams, Nigel Bruce & Mildred Dunnock  Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955), starring Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Peggy Knudsen, Robert Douglas, Kipp Hamilton, Chuck Connors, Marshall Thompson, Mary Wickes & Biff Elliott; Blackboard Jungle (1955), Glenn Ford, Sidney Poitier, Anne Francis, Vic Morrow, Jamie Farr, Margaret Hayes, Paul Mazursky, & Richard Kiley; Up The Down Staircase (1967), starring Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Eileen Heckhart, Jean Stapleton, Ruth White, Ray Poole, Sorrell Brooke, Florence Stanley, Jeff Howard, Ellen O’Mara, Frances Sternhagen & But Cort; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices