Blackboard Jungle

Name: Blackboard Jungle
Director: Richard Brooks
Released: 1955
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes, John Hoyt

1955 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 10,162 VOTES · DIR. Richard Brooks

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,256 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:07 Come here! What's the matter? You wanna be a bum? Come here!

00:06:28 - Oh, my name's Murdock. New teacher? - Yes. English. Richard Dadier.

00:10:13 Now, look, honey. It's all gonna be over real soon.

00:15:20 What's the matter? What's the matter, boy?

00:19:48 Hey, Artie. How do you like Mr. Daddy-oh?

00:24:06 - Why, hello. - Miss Hammond. Oh.

00:28:32 I seen them. He carries them in that little old bag of his.

00:33:25 Let's go over there.

00:39:00 Just don't look at me, Anne. Please.

00:43:52 Gang leaders have taken the place of parents. If you don't stop them...

00:48:03 So we walked to the stinking EI, and we wait for the stinking train.

00:51:52 There are Puerto Ricans I like, and some I don't like.

00:55:25 That's all you need, boy. That'll really wash you up around here.

00:59:44 Mr. Edwards, why not play a record, and then we'll all take the test.

01:04:43 This man, he's a grumbler. You hate the kids. You have contempt for them.

01:08:17 All right.

01:13:48 If the giant would've been so bad, the harp would've wanted to be snatched.

01:17:23 Now, will you hit them with the spot here.

01:20:48 Okay.

01:24:20 Yeah, well, look, honey, you try and get some sleep.

01:28:05 Hi.

01:32:09 I said, bring your paper up here.

01:36:14 You couldn't get rid of me that way. Then you started sending letters to my wife.

03:00:00 away from here.

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,256

Dialogue density12.4 lines / min

First line00:02:07

Final line03:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRichard Brooks

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes10,162