Blackboard Jungle (1955)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Glenn Ford	...	Richard Dadier
	Anne Francis	...	Anne Dadier
	Louis Calhern	...	Jim Murdock
	Margaret Hayes	...	Lois Judby Hammond
	John Hoyt	...	Mr. Warneke
	Richard Kiley	...	Joshua Y. Edwards
	Emile Meyer	...	Mr. Halloran
	Warner Anderson	...	Dr. Bradley
	Basil Ruysdael	...	Prof. A.R. Kraal
	Sidney Poitier	...	Gregory W. Miller
	Vic Morrow	...	Artie West
	Dan Terranova	...	Belazi
	Rafael Campos	...	Pete V. Morales
	Paul Mazursky	...	Emmanuel Stoker
	Horace McMahon	...	Detective

Storyline

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... Written by Huggo  

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