Blackboard Jungle
Crime
Drama
They turned a school into a jungle!
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes.
1955-03-25
en
Cast
Director
Richard Brooks
Glenn Ford as Richard Dadier
Anne Francis as Ann Dadier
Louis Calhern as Jim Murdock
Margaret Hayes as Lois Judby Hammond
John Hoyt as Mr. Warneke
Richard Kiley as Joshua Y. Edwards
Emile Meyer as Mr. Halloran
Warner Anderson as Dr. Bradley
Basil Ruysdael as Prof. A.R. Kraal
Sidney Poitier as Gregory W. Miller
Vic Morrow as Artie West
Rafael Campos as Pete V. Morales
Paul Mazursky as Emmanuel Stoker
Horace McMahon as Detective
Jamie Farr as Santini
Henny Backus as Miss Brady (uncredited)
Valentin de Vargas as Latino Student (uncredited)
Richard Deacon as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
James Drury as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
John Erman as Daly (uncredited)
Robert Foulk as George Katz (uncredited)
Jack Gargan as Electrician (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks as Applicant (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr as Needles (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo as Frightened Student (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp as Italian Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Peter Miller as Joe Murray (uncredited)
Jimmy Murphy as Frank Adams (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann as Miss Panucci (uncredited)
Manuel París as Italian Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
Willard Sage as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Emil Sitka as Father (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey as Bystander at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth as Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)