Female Jungle

Jun 16, 1956

1h 11m

★ 5.4

Thrills jolt with the burst of gunfire!

Overview

Alcoholic detective investigating the murder of an actress starts getting worried when all fingers begin to point at him.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Bert Kaiser Productions Inc.

American Releasing Corporation (ARC)

American International Pictures

Female Jungle Trailers

Cast

Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens

Lawrence Tierney

Claude Almstead

John Carradine

Candy Price

Jayne Mansfield

Alex Voe

Burt Kaiser

Peggy Voe

Kathleen Crowley

Joe

James Kodl

Sgt. Duane

Duane Grey

Capt. Kroger

Cornelius Keefe

Chuck

Bruce Carlisle

Connie

Connie Cezon

George

Davis Roberts

Larry Jackson

Gordon Urquhart

Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect break-in. Things get complicated afterwards.

6.3

Chicago Deadline

Nov 3, 1949

On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Ames comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.

6.0

City That Never Sleeps

Jun 12, 1953

Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. During one crowded night, Angel Face decides she's had enough vacillation, and crooked lawyer Biddel has an illegal mission for Johnny that could put him in a financial position to act. But other, conflicting schemes are also in progress...

6.3

Deadline at Dawn

Mar 18, 1946

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

6.1

Drive a Crooked Road

Mar 10, 1954

A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend.

6.9

Nightfall

Nov 9, 1956

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

5.3

The Glass Wall

Mar 19, 1953

Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He needs to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped during the war, as Tom can prove Peter's right to legal entry into the United States. If he can't find Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship.

7.0

The Mask of Dimitrios

Jun 23, 1944

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.

6.6

It Always Rains on Sunday

Nov 28, 1947

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

6.6

Storm Warning

Feb 10, 1951

A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.

6.2

The Brothers Rico

Aug 23, 1957

Eddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police start a search for his syndicate-linked brothers who are on the lam after a big hit, forcing Eddie to get involved with the Mafia again.

6.7

Two of a Kind

Jul 1, 1951

A con woman and a lawyer get a carnival grifter to pose as an elderly rich couple's long-lost son.

6.4

Three Strangers

Jan 28, 1946

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.

6.6

The Verdict

Nov 23, 1946

After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.

5.4

Fear in the Night

Apr 10, 1947

The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.

6.6

The File on Thelma Jordon

Nov 4, 1949

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

5.9

Nightmare

Aug 20, 1956

Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.

6.2

The Great Flamarion

Jan 13, 1945

A beautiful but unscrupulous female performer manipulates all the men in her life in order to achieve her aims.