The Square Jungle

Dec 30, 1955

1h 26m

★ 5.9

Overview

Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

The Square Jungle Trailers

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Cast

Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon

Tony Curtis

Julie Walsh

Pat Crowley

Bernie Browne

Ernest Borgnine

Jim McBride

Paul Kelly

Pat Quaid

Jim Backus

Lorraine Evans

Leigh Snowden

Al Gorski

John Daheim

Himself

Joe Louis

Jack Lindsay

David Janssen

Singer

Carmen McRae

Tommy Dillon

John Marley

Dan Selby

Barney Phillips

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