

Female Jungle
1956-06-16 · 71 min · ★ 5.6
Alcoholic detective investigating the murder of an actress starts getting worried when all fingers begin to point at him.
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- Directors
- Bruno VeSota
- Production companies
- Bert Kaiser Productions Inc., American Releasing Corporation (ARC), American International Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Lawrence TierneyDet. Sgt. Jack Stevens
John CarradineClaude Almstead
Jayne MansfieldCandy Price
Kathleen CrowleyPeggy Voe
Duane GreySgt. Duane
Cornelius KeefeCapt. Kroger
Connie CezonConnie
Davis RobertsGeorge
Bruno VeSotaFrank
Eve BrentMonica MadisonTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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