The Human Jungle

"The inside police story !"

Oct 3 1954 Approved 1h 22m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

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. He calls this a cop's war that is the same as a soldier's war with the difference being that people hate cops. His cause isn't helped when a rookie policeman accidentally kills an innocent bystander. And he has to protect police informer Mary Abbott from Swados, a killer in the hire of the man behind the petty mobsters.

Written by

Daniel Fuchs, William Sackheim

Directed by

Joseph M. Newman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Allied Artists

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
296
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA