The Money Jungle
Cast & Crew
Francis D. Lyon
John Ericson
Lola Albright
Leslie Parrish
Nehemiah Persoff
Charles Drake
Film Details
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Synopsis
Five major U. S. oil companies have joined forces to bid on offshore fields offered for lease by the state of California. Five days before the date for submitting bids, four of the companies' head geologists meet "accidental" deaths. Harvey Sheppard, president of Far West Oil, calls in troubleshooter Blake Heller to investigate. Heller destroys a bomb planted at his beach house, and he meets and becomes romantically involved with his new neighbor, young widow Treva Saint. With the help of police lieutenant Dow Reeves and stock market expert Harry Darkwater, Heller learns that stocks from two of the oil companies have recently changed hands: one of the owners is Treva; the other is Peggy Lido, a nightclub singer. Despite attempts on his life and the murder of a geologist from the fifth oil company, Heller continues his assignment and eventually discovers that the person behind the killings is Peggy Lido, revealed to be the ex-wife of the oil company president who sold Treva her stock. Peggy, with the help of her fiancé, Paul Kimmel, is determined to prevent both her ex-husband and Treva, the woman Peggy thinks he loves, from enjoying their new-found wealth. Realizing what has occurred, Heller races to Treva's home in time to save her from being killed by Peggy.
Director
Francis D. Lyon
Cast
John Ericson
Lola Albright
Leslie Parrish
Nehemiah Persoff
Charles Drake
Kent Smith
Don Rickles
Michael Forest
Mark Roberts
Edy Williams
Marilyn Devin
Jim Adams
Leslie Mcrae
Dale Monroe
Dodie Warren
Dub Taylor
Tex Armstrong
John Cliff
George De Normand
Byrd Holland
Richard Norris
Ed Parker
Crew
Raymond G. Boltz
Alan Brandt
Commonwealth United Entertainment Inc.
Paul Dunlap
Paul Dunlap
Bob Haymes
Earle Lyon
Gus Norin
William Schwartz
Alan Stensvold
Paul Sylos
Frank Tauss
Brad Trask
Charles A. Wallace
Joe Wonder
Film Details
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Notes
The working title of this film is The Silken Trap. Prerelease title: The Billion Dollar Caper.
