Female Jungle

Alcoholic detective investigating the murder of an actress starts getting worried when all fingers begin to point at him.

Cast

Lawrence Tierney

as Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens

John Carradine

as Claude Almstead

Jayne Mansfield

as Candy Price

Burt Kaiser

as Alex Voe

Kathleen Crowley

as Peggy Voe

James Kodl

as Joe

Duane Grey

as Sgt. Duane

Cornelius Keefe

as Capt. Kroger

Bruce Carlisle

as Chuck

Connie Cezon

as Connie

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