Movie · 1955
Blackboard Jungle
Released 25 March 1955 More from 1955 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Martha Wentworth
as Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
Manuel París
as Italian Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
John Hoyt
as Mr. Warneke
Horace McMahon
as Detective
Emile Meyer
as Mr. Halloran
Warner Anderson
as Dr. Bradley
Margaret Hayes
as Lois Judby Hammond
Dorothy Neumann
as Miss Panucci (uncredited)
Richard Deacon
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Sidney Poitier
as Gregory W. Miller
Vic Morrow
as Artie West
Anne Francis
as Ann Dadier
Valentin de Vargas
as Latino Student (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
as Needles (uncredited)
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The numbers
47years between the oldest and youngest billed
65Martha Wentworth — oldest on the call sheet
18Teddy Infuhr — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast