Juvenile Jungle (film)

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.

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." 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."