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The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

The inside police story !

NR 1954 · 82 min · ★ 5.6 · Crime, Thriller

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.

Directed by Joseph M. Newman · Written by Daniel Fuchs

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