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Juvenile Jungle
Juvenile Jungle
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Witney
Screenplay by	Arthur T. Horman
Produced by	Sidney Picker
Starring	Corey Allen; Rebecca Welles; Richard Bakalyan; Anne Whitfield; Joe Di Reda; Joe Conley
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Joseph Harrison
Production; company	Coronado Pictures Inc.
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	April 24, 1958;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Juvenile Jungle is a 1958 American crime film directed by William Witney and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Corey Allen, Rebecca Welles, Richard Bakalyan, Anne Whitfield, Joe Di Reda and Joe Conley. The film was released on April 24, 1958 by Republic Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Cast

Corey Allen as Hal McQueen
Rebecca Welles as Glory
Richard Bakalyan as Tic-Tac
Anne Whitfield as Carolyn Elliot
Joe Di Reda as Monte
Joe Conley as Duke
Walter Coy as John Elliot
Taggart Casey as Lt. Milford
Hugh Lawrence as Officer Ed Ellis
Leon Tyler as Ballpark usher
Harvey Grant as Pete
Louise Arthur as Mrs. Elliot

Critical reception

Writing in AllMovie, critic Hal Erickson described the film as "suspiciously like a standard kidnap drama, rewritten to conform with the 'juvenile delinquent' cycle of the late 1950s," and noted that director "William Witney struggles manfully to inject some excitement into the plodding plotline."^[4] A review of the film at Nostalgia Central described it as a "typical ‘juvenile delinquent’ film of the period featuring lots of moralising and melodramatic over-acting from 'teens' in their late 20s or early 30s," and noted that although the film "was clearly made on a shoestring budget [...] the story offers plenty of action, good direction (William Witney is one of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite directors) and a solid pace."^[5]