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The Female Jungle is a 1954 black-and-white B-movie notable for being actress Jane Mansfield's first film. It's rumored that Mansfield was paid $150 USD for her role in the film. The movie, which was held from release for over a year, was later reissued as "Hangover".

A cop (Tierney) is suspected of killing a gorgeous film star. Since he was extremely drunk at the time, even he suspects that he did it. As he investigates the murder, a slimy gossip columist (Carradine) who spent time with the woman that night becomes the main suspect. But he also becomes a red herring when a third man is finally found to be the real killer.

Death on the Cheap by Arthur Lyons writes that the film, although "shoddily written, produced and directed", is significant for several reasons: "It was American International's only foray into film noir... The film also marked a return to the screen of noir icon Lawrence Tierney, whose off-screen bar brawls and numerous arrests during the 1940s had made him persona non grata in Hollywood."

Notable cast members

John Carradine
as Claude Almstead
Lawrence Tierney
as Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens
Jayne Mansfield
as Candy Price

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