The Steel Jungle
| The Steel Jungle (1956 film) | |
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| Directed by | Walter Doniger |
| Produced by | David Weisbart |
| Written by | Walter Doniger |
| Starring |
Perry Lopez Beverly Garland Walter Abel |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Folmar Blangstead |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Steel Jungle is a 1956 American black-and-white crime-prison-film noir, "drama" , starring Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland, and Walter Abel. The film was directed and written by Walter Doniger for Warner Bros.. It was theatrically released in the United States on March 10, 1956.
Plot
The Steel Jungle is the prison where most of this film takes place. Perry Lopez heads the cast as two-bit bookie Ed Novak, who goes to jail rather than squeal on his Syndicate higher-ups. Novak's silence exacts a toll on his wife Frances Beverly Garland, who is expecting a child. The longer he remains in prison, the more Novak becomes aware that the mob has deserted him--and the more he's willing to spill what he knows. Fellow prisoner Steve Marlin Ted de Corsia intends to see that Novak keeps his mouth shut permanently. Produced independently, The Steel Jungle was distributed by Warner Bros. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Cast
- Perry Lopez as Ed Novak
- Beverly Garland as Frances Novak
- Walter Abel as Bill Keller
- Ted de Corsia as Steve Madden
- Kenneth Tobey as Psychiatrist Lewy
- Bob Steele as Dan Bucci
- Allison Hayes as Mrs. Archer