The Human Jungle

Oct 3, 1954

1h 22m

★ 5.0

The inside police story !

Overview

Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Allied Artists

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Cast

John Danforth

Gary Merrill

Mary Abbott

Jan Sterling

Bob Geddes

Regis Toomey

Detective Lannigan

Lamont Johnson

Detective Strauss

Patrick Waltz

Earl Swados

Chuck Connors

George Mandy

Claude Akins

Pat Danforth

Paula Raymond

Abe Rowan

Emile Meyer

Matty

Henry Kulky

Greenie

Chubby Johnson

Marty Harrison

James Westerfield

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