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The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 3, 1954

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Crime, Thriller

User Score

53%

Original Title

The Human Jungle

Production Companies

Allied Artists

Director

Joseph M. Newman

Description

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.