Blackboard Jungle

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.

Glenn Ford

(Richard Dadier)

Anne Francis

Louis Calhern

Margaret Hayes

(Lois Judby Hammond)

John Hoyt

Richard Kiley

(Joshua Y. Edwards)

Emile Meyer

Warner Anderson

Basil Ruysdael

(Prof. A.R. Kraal)

Sidney Poitier

(Gregory W. Miller)

Vic Morrow

Dan Terranova

Rafael Campos

(Pete V. Morales)

Paul Mazursky

(Emmanuel Stoker)

Horace McMahon

Jamie Farr

Danny Dennis

David Alpert

(Lou Savoldi (uncredited))

Jimmy Ames

(Man (uncredited))

Dwayne Avery

(Student (uncredited))

Ben Avila

(Student (uncredited))

Henny Backus

(Miss Brady (uncredited))

Doyle Baker

(Wilson (uncredited))

Beau Buchanan

(Student (uncredited))

Benny Burt

(Bartender (uncredited))

Joan Danton

(Irate Mother (uncredited))

Valentin de Vargas

(Latino Student (uncredited))

Richard Deacon

(Mr. Stanley (uncredited))

Gary Diamond

(Child (uncredited))

James Drury

(Hospital Attendant (uncredited))

Del Erickson

(Student (uncredited))

John Erman

(Daly (uncredited))

Robert Foulk

(George Katz (uncredited))

Jack Gargan

(Electrician (uncredited))

Enzo Giobbe

(Student (uncredited))

Chuck Hicks

(Applicant (uncredited))

Paul Hoffman

(Mr. Lefkowitz (uncredited))

Teddy Infuhr

(Needles (uncredited))

Tommy Ivo

(Frightened Student (uncredited))

Ike Jones

(Mechanic (uncredited))

Nikki Juston

(Woman (uncredited))

Kenner G. Kemp

(Italian Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Carl Kress

(Peewee (uncredited))

Mickey Little

(Boy on Bus (uncredited))

Tom McKee

(Manners (uncredited))

Jerry Mickelsen

(Krauss (uncredited))

Peter Miller

(Joe Murray (uncredited))

Jimmy Murphy

(Frank Adams (uncredited))

Dorothy Neumann

(Miss Panucci (uncredited))

Manuel París

(Italian Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited))

Virginia Pherrin

(Teacher in Lounge (uncredited))

Chris Randall

(Levy (uncredited))

William Rhinehart

(Man (uncredited))

Steven Roberts

(Boy on Bus (uncredited))

Willard Sage

(Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited))

B.W. Sandefur

(Student (uncredited))

Emil Sitka

(Father (uncredited))

Bobby Somers

(Student (uncredited))

Lee Stanley

(Kid (uncredited))

Steve Stevens

(Boy on Bus (uncredited))

Yoshihiro Tomita

(Tomita (uncredited))

Skip Torgerson

(Boy on Bus (uncredited))

Arthur Tovey

(Bystander at Accident Scene (uncredited))

Martha Wentworth

(Mrs. Brophy (uncredited))

Jerry Wynne

(Murphy (uncredited))