Blackboard Jungle (1955)
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- Approved
- 1h 41min
- Crime, Drama
- 25 Mar 1955 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Glenn Ford | ... |
Richard Dadier
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Anne Francis | ... |
Anne Dadier
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Louis Calhern | ... |
Jim Murdock
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Margaret Hayes | ... |
Lois Judby Hammond
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John Hoyt | ... |
Mr. Warneke
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Richard Kiley | ... |
Joshua Y. Edwards
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Emile Meyer | ... |
Mr. Halloran
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Warner Anderson | ... |
Dr. Bradley
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Basil Ruysdael | ... |
Prof. A.R. Kraal
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Sidney Poitier | ... |
Gregory W. Miller
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Vic Morrow | ... |
Artie West
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Dan Terranova | ... |
Belazi
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Rafael Campos | ... |
Pete V. Morales
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Paul Mazursky | ... |
Emmanuel Stoker
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Horace McMahon | ... |
Detective
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Jamie Farr | ... |
Santini
(as Jameel Farah)
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Danny Dennis | ... |
De Lica
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
David Alpert | ... |
Lou Savoldi (uncredited)
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Jimmy Ames | ... |
Bit Role (uncredited)
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Dwayne Avery | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Ben Avila | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Henny Backus | ... |
Miss Brady (uncredited)
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Doyle Baker | ... |
Wilson (uncredited)
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Beau Buchanan | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Benny Burt | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Joan Danton | ... |
Irate Mother (uncredited)
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Valentin de Vargas | ... |
Latino Student (uncredited)
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Richard Deacon | ... |
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
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Gary Diamond | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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James Drury | ... |
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
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Del Erickson | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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John Erman | ... |
Daly (uncredited)
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Robert Foulk | ... |
George Katz (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
Electrician (uncredited)
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Enzo Giobbe | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Chuck Hicks | ... |
Applicant (uncredited)
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Paul Hoffman | ... |
Mr. Lefkowitz (uncredited)
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Teddy Infuhr | ... |
Needles - a Teenager (uncredited)
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Tommy Ivo | ... |
Frightened Student (uncredited)
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Ike Jones | ... |
Mechanic (uncredited)
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Nikki Juston | ... |
Bit Role (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Italian Restaurant Table Extra (uncredited)
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Carl Kress | ... |
Peewee (uncredited)
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Mickey Little | ... |
Boy on Bus (uncredited)
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Tom McKee | ... |
Manners (uncredited)
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Jerry Mickelsen | ... |
Krauss (uncredited)
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Peter Miller | ... |
Joe Murray, Attacker of Miss Hammond (uncredited)
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Jimmy Murphy | ... |
Frank Adams (uncredited)
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Dorothy Neumann | ... |
Miss Panucci (uncredited)
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Manuel París | ... |
Italian Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
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Virginia Pherrin | ... |
Teacher in Lounge (uncredited)
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Gerald Phillips | ... |
Carter (uncredited)
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Chris Randall | ... |
Levy (uncredited)
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William Rhinehart | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Steven Roberts | ... |
Boy on Bus (uncredited)
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Willard Sage | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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B.W. Sandefur | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Emil Sitka | ... |
Father (uncredited)
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Bobby Somers | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Lee Stanley | ... |
Kid (uncredited)
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Steve Stevens | ... |
Boy on Bus (uncredited)
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Yoshihiro Tomita | ... |
Tomita (uncredited)
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Skip Torgerson | ... |
Boy on Bus (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Bystander at Accident Scene (uncredited)
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Martha Wentworth | ... |
Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
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Jerry Wynne | ... |
Murphy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Brooks |
Written by
Richard Brooks | ... | (screenplay) |
Evan Hunter | ... | (novel "The Blackboard Jungle") |
Produced by
Pandro S. Berman | ... | producer |
Music by
Charles Wolcott | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Russell Harlan | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Ferris Webster |
Art Direction by
Randall Duell | ||
Cedric Gibbons |
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace | ||
Edwin B. Willis |
Makeup Department
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist |
Dave Grayson | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Al Shenberg | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joel Freeman | ... | assistant director |
Buddy Messinger | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Hank Moonjean | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Mentor Huebner | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
Carl Nugent | ... | props (uncredited) |
Frank Wesselhoff | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller | ... | sound recording supervisor |
Conrad Kahn | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Stunts
Eli Bo Jack Blackfeather | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Loren Janes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
Charles Wolcott | ... | music adaptor |
Scott Bradley | ... | composer: cartoon sequence music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Eylla Jacobs | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Harold Clifton | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1955) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Turner Entertainment (VHS package design)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
War veteran Rick Dadier is one of three new teachers hired at North Manual High School, an inner city boys school. This is his first teaching assignment, which he needs to support himself and his insecure pregnant wife, Anne. Despite Principle Warnecke's assertions to the contrary, Dadier quickly learns that the rumors of student discipline problems at the school are indeed true. The established teachers at the school try to counsel the newcomers, all inexperienced in such situations, as how best to handle the rowdy students. Regardless, Dadier tries to exert discipline in his class, which provokes a violent response. Dadier believes the student leaders against him are Artie West, but more specifically Gregory Miller, who he thinks uses the fact of being black as a means of racial provocation. Dadier has to decide either to leave and teach at a "real" school, or stay and figure out how to get through to his students. If he decides to stay, he has to figure out who the real disruptive influences are, especially as they have resorted to attacks of a personal nature that affect especially Anne. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | The sensational novel...now on the screen! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $1,168,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Clare Boothe Luce, then U.S. Ambassador to Italy, prevented the film from being shown at the Venice Film Festival; and a Senate committee had decided that the film would not have beneficial effects on contemporary youth. Both incidents only served to increase publicity and ticket sales for the controversial movie. See more » |
Goofs | In the garage scene, when Miller starts fixing the car, he says "nobody gives a hoot", but his lips indicates he really says "nobody gives a damn". The replacement of the profanity is made humorous by the director, who chose to play the sound effect of a car horn when the word "hoot" is uttered. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Heavy Petting (1989). See more » |
Soundtracks | Rock Around the Clock See more » |
Crazy Credits | "We, in the United States, are fortunate to have a school system that is a tribute to our communities and to our faith in American youth. Today we are concerned with juvenile delinquency -- its causes -- and its effects. We are especially concerned when this delinquency boils over into our schools. The scenes and incidents depicted here are fictional. However, we believe that public awareness is a first step toward a remedy for any problem. Is is in this spirit and with this faith that BLACKBOARD JUNGLE was produced." See more » |
Quotes |
Richard Dadier:
Yeah, I've been beaten up, but I'm not beaten. I'm not beaten, and I'm not quittin'. See more » |