Female Jungle
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| Female Jungle | |
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 Female Jungle movie poster |
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| Directed by | Bruno VeSota |
| Produced by | Burt Kaiser |
| Written by | Burt Kaiser Bruno VeSota |
| Starring | Burt Kaiser Kathleen Crowley John Carradine Lawrence Tierney Jayne Mansfield |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Editing by | Carl Pingitore |
| Distributed by | American Releasing Corporation (ARC) |
| Release date(s) | 1954 U.S. release |
| Running time | 73 min |
| Language | English |
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Female Jungle is a 1954 black-and-white B-movie notable for being actress Jane Mansfield's first film. It's rumored that Mansfield was paid $150 USD for her role in the film. The movie, which was held from release for over a year, was later reissued as "Hangover".
A cop (Tierney) is suspected of killing a gorgeous film star. Since he was extremely drunk at the time, even he suspects that he did it. As he investigates the murder, a slimy gossip columnist (Carradine) who spent time with the woman that night becomes the main suspect. But he also becomes a red herring when a third man is finally found to be the real killer.
Death on the Cheap by Arthur Lyons writes that the film, although "shoddily written, produced and directed", is significant for several reasons: "It was American International's only foray into film noir... The film also marked a return to the screen of noir icon Lawrence Tierney, whose off-screen bar brawls and numerous arrests during the 1940s had made him persona non grata in Hollywood."
[edit] Notable cast members
- John Carradine as Claude Almstead
- Lawrence Tierney as Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens
- Jayne Mansfield as Candy Price
[edit] Reference
- Arthur Lyons (2000). Death on the Cheap The Lost B Movies of Film Noir!. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80996-6.
