The Human Jungle
1954·United States·82 min.
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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. He calls this a cop's war that is the same as a soldier's war with the difference being that people hate cops. His cause isn't helped when a rookie policeman accidentally kills an innocent bystander. And he has to protect police informer Mary Abbott from Swados, a killer in the hire of the man behind the petty mobsters.
DirectorJoseph M. Newman
MusicHans J. Salter
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
CastGary Merrill·Jan Sterling·Regis Toomey·Lamont Johnson·Patrick Waltz·Chuck Connors·Paula Raymond·Emile Meyer·George Wallace·Chubby Johnson·James Westerfield·Florenz Ames·Claude Akins·Booth Colman·Henry KulkyShow all
Original titleThe Human Jungle