Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1954 · 1h 22m

The Human Jungle

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Director
Joseph M. Newman
Cast
Gary Merrill as John Danforth Jan Sterling as Mary Abbott Regis Toomey as Bob Geddes Lamont Johnson as Detective Lannigan Patrick Waltz as Detective Strauss Chuck Connors as Earl Swados
Crew
Ellis W. Carter — Director of Photography Sam Fields — Editor Hans J. Salter — Original Music Composer William Sackheim — Screenplay Daniel Fuchs — Writer William Sackheim — Story
Tagline

The inside police story !

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
stripteasenightclubstripperfilm noirracketeerspolice investigationbeat copfemale strippinghard-boiled damedancing girls
Key Collaborators
Joseph M. Newman Director Ellis W. Carter Director of Photography Sam Fields Editor Hans J. Salter Original Music Composer William Sackheim Screenplay Daniel Fuchs Writer William Sackheim Story Hayes Goetz Producer
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