The Human Jungle (1954)

The Human Jungle (1954)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1954-10-03 United States of America 82 Min. PG-13
4.833 9 votes
Crime, Thriller

Overview

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

Gary Merrill is John Danforth
John Danforth
Jan Sterling is Mary Abbott
Mary Abbott
Regis Toomey is Bob Geddes
Bob Geddes
Lamont Johnson is Detective Lannigan
Detective Lannigan
Patrick Waltz is Detective Strauss
Detective Strauss
Chuck Connors is Earl Swados
Earl Swados
Claude Akins is George Mandy
George Mandy
Paula Raymond is Pat Danforth
Pat Danforth
Emile Meyer is Abe Rowan
Abe Rowan
Henry Kulky is Matty
Matty
Chubby Johnson is Greenie
Greenie
James Westerfield is Marty Harrison
Marty Harrison
Florenz Ames is Leonard Ustick
Leonard Ustick
Booth Colman is Wallace
Wallace
Hugh Boswell is Lynch
Lynch
Rankin Mansfield is Detective Bledsoe
Detective Bledsoe
Leo Cleary is Karns
Karns
Don Keefer is Detective Cleary
Detective Cleary
George D. Wallace is Detective O'Neill
Detective O'Neill
Joe Turkel is Delinquent Hood
Delinquent Hood
Marjorie Bennett is Mrs. Lee
Mrs. Lee
Marie Blake is Mrs. Ashton
Mrs. Ashton
Ford Rainey is Jones
Jones
Bess Flowers is Dining Patron
Dining Patron
Anna Navarro is Waitress (uncredited)
Waitress (uncredited)
Sandra Warner is Twin Stripper #1 (uncredited)
Twin Stripper #1 (uncredited)
Sonia Warner is Twin Stripper #2 (uncredited)
Twin Stripper #2 (uncredited)