

The Human Jungle
1954-10-03 · 82 min · ★ 5.6
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.
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- Directors
- Joseph M. Newman
- Production companies
- Allied Artists
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Gary MerrillJohn Danforth
Jan SterlingMary Abbott
Regis ToomeyBob Geddes
Lamont JohnsonDetective Lannigan
Patrick WaltzDetective Strauss
Chuck ConnorsEarl Swados
Claude AkinsGeorge Mandy
Paula RaymondPat Danforth
Emile MeyerAbe Rowan
Henry KulkyMatty
Chubby JohnsonGreenie
James WesterfieldMarty Harrison
Booth ColmanWallace
Leo ClearyKarns
Don KeeferDetective Cleary
George D. WallaceDetective O'Neill
Joe TurkelDelinquent HoodTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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