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The Human Jungle
“The inside police story !”
5.6 / 10• 1954• 1h 22m•NR• English
CrimeThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gary Merrill
John Danforth
Lead
Jan Sterling
Mary Abbott
Regis Toomey
Bob Geddes
Lamont Johnson
Detective Lannigan
Patrick Waltz
Detective Strauss
Chuck Connors
Earl Swados
Claude Akins
George Mandy
Paula Raymond
Pat Danforth
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph M. Newman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Human Jungle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
