Blackboard Jungle (1955)
- Starring:
- Glenn Ford, Sidney Poitier, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Brooks
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Category:
- Drama
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In this gritty urban drama, war veteran Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) wants to begin his career as a teacher and is given an assignment at a boys high school in inner-city New York. However, he soon discovers the school is overrun by delinquents, led by Artie West (Vic Morrow), an insolent hood who likes to call Richard "Mr. Daddy-O." Artie and his gang steal, destroy property, refuse to respect authority, and threaten the female teachers with rape. While most of the faculty have given up and meekly let the delinquents do what they want, Dadier is determined to bring order back to his classroom, even after Artie's thugs threaten Richard's pregnant wife. Keep your eyes peeled for a bit part by Jameel Farah, years before he would change his name to Jamie Farr. Blackboard Jungle was also the first major studio film to use rock & roll on the soundtrack; the film's success kick-started sales of "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets, which helped to spark the rock & roll boom of the 1950s. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Glenn Ford - Richard Dadier
- Anne Francis - Anne Dadier
- Vic Morrow - Artie West
- Maggie Hayes - Lois Judby Hammond
- Warner Anderson - Dr. Bradley
- Dan Terranova - Belazi
- Paul Mazursky - Emmanuel Stoker
- Danny Dennis - De Lica
- Manuel Paris - Proprietor
- Dorothy Neumann - Miss Panucci
- Richard Kiley - Joshua Y. Edwards
- Jamie Farr - Santini
- Sidney Poitier - Gregory W. Miller
- Louis Calhern - Jim Murdock
- John Hoyt - Mr. Warneke
- Emile G. Meyer - Mr. Halloran
- Basil Ruysdael - Prof. A.R. Kraal
- Rafael Campos - Pete V. Morales
- Horace McMahon - Detective
- Paul Hoffman - Mr. Lefkowitz
- Tom McKee - Manners
- Robert Foulk - Mr. Katz
- David Alpert - Lou Savoldi
- Director(s):
- Richard Brooks
- Writer(s):
- Richard Brooks
- Producer(s):
- Pandro S. Berman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Violence, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Drama
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