The Steel Jungle

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The Steel Jungle (1956 film)
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Directed by Walter Doniger
Written byWalter Doniger
Produced by David Weisbart
Starring Perry Lopez
Beverly Garland
Walter Abel
Cinematography J. Peverell Marley
Edited by Folmar Blangsted
Music by David Buttolph
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 10, 1956 (1956-03-10)(United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Steel Jungle is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Walter Doniger and starring Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland, and Walter Abel. The film was directed and written by Walter Doniger. Produced independently, the film was distributed by Warner Bros., and theatrically released in the United States on March 10, 1956. [1]

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Plot

Ed Novak (Perry Lopez), a two-bit bookie, goes to prison 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 Novak remains in prison, the more he 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. [2]

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References

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  2. ""The Steel Jungle" Scheduled Friday". The Newark Advocate (Newark, OH). March 14, 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
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