| The Steel Jungle (1956 film) | |
| Director: | Walter Doniger |
| Producer: | David Weisbart |
| Starring: | Perry Lopez Beverly Garland Walter Abel |
| Music: | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography: | J. Peverell Marley |
| Editing: | Folmar Blangsted |
| Studio: | Warner Bros. |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
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]
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]