The Female Jungle (1956)
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Held back from release for nearly a year, The Female Jungle finally received bookings on the strength of its "star", Jayne Mansfield. In fact, Jayne plays the relatively minor role of a trashy nympho; the emphasis is on neurotic police dectective Lawrence Tierney. Circumstantial evidence suggests that Tierney is responsible for the murder of a gorgeous film star--and since he was drunk at the time of the killing, even Tierney suspects himself. For a while, the number one candidate for the gas chamber is slimy gossip columnist John Carradine, but he's a bit too obvious to be culprit. Without giving away the ending, it can be noted that the murderer is played by a member of the film's production staff. Female Jungle was later reissued as Hangover. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Lawrence Tierney - Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens
- Jayne Mansfield - Candy Price
- Kathleen Crowley - Peggy Voe
- Rex Thorsen - Sgt. Duane
- Bruce Carlisle - Chuck, a detective
- Robert Davis - George
- Alan Frost - Dr. Urquhart
- Bruno Ve Sota - Frank
- Davis Roberts - George, the bar janitor
- John Carradine - Claude Almstead
- Burt Kaiser - Alex Voe
- James Kodl - Joe
- Jack Hill - Capt. Kroger
- Connie Cezon - Connie
- Gordon Urquhart - Larry Jackson
- Bill Layne - Heckler
- Jean Lewis - Monica Madison
- Director(s):
- Bruno Ve Sota
- Writer(s):
- Bruno Ve Sota, Burt Kaiser
- Producer(s):
- Burt Kaiser
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