The Human Jungle 70 years old

The inside police story !

The Human Jungle

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.

Credits

The Human Jungle Cast

Name Character
Regis Toomey He was 56, 93 years old when he died as Det. Bob Geddes
Paula Raymond She was 29, 79 years old when she died as Pat Danforth
Gary Merrill He was 39, 74 years old when he died as Police captain John Danforth
Bess Flowers She was 55, 85 years old when she died as Dining Patron
Joe Turkel He was 27, now 97 years old as Delinquent Hood
Ford Rainey He was 46, 96 years old when he died as Jones-Older Cop
Chuck Connors He was 33, 71 years old when he died as Earl Swados
Jan Sterling She was 33, 82 years old when she died as Mary Abbott
James Westerfield He was 41, 58 years old when he died as Capt. Marty Harrison
Chubby Johnson He was 51, 71 years old when he died as Greenie (reporter)
Claude Akins He was 28, 67 years old when he died as George Mandy (henchman)
Marjorie Bennett She was 58, 86 years old when she died as Mrs. Lee
Patrick Waltz as Det. Strauss (as Pat Waltz)
Rankin Mansfield as Det. Bledsoe (card player)
Hugh Boswell He was 65, 75 years old when he died as Lynch (Ustick's lawyer)
Emile Meyer He was 44, 76 years old when he died as Police Chief Abe Rowan
Don Keefer He was 38, 98 years old when he died as Unidentified player [Script Name: Det. Cleary]
Booth Colman He was 31, 91 years old when he died as Wallace (mouthpiece at hearing)
Henry Kulky He was 43, 53 years old when he died as Matty (barkeeper-thug)
Florenz Ames He was 71, 78 years old when he died as Leonard Ustick (mob leader)
Marie Blake She was 59, 82 years old when she died as Mrs. Ashton
Leo Cleary He was 60, 60 years old when he died as Karns, Police Fingerprint Man

The Human Jungle Crew

Name Department
Joseph M. Newman as Director. He was 45 (96) years old when He died Directing
William Sackheim as Screenplay. He was 34 (85) years old when He died Writing
William Sackheim as Story. He was 34 (85) years old when He died Writing
Hans J. Salter as Original Music Composer. He was 58 (98) years old when He died Sound
Daniel Fuchs as Writer. He was 45 (84) years old when He died Writing
Ellis W. Carter as Director of Photography. He was 47 (57) years old when He died Camera
Sam Fields as Editor. He was 38 (38) years old when He died Editing
Hayes Goetz as Producer. Production
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The Human Jungle (70 years)

The inside police story !

  • Release day: Sunday, October 03, 1954
  • Runtime: 82 minutes