| The Money Jungle | |
| Director: | Francis D. Lyon |
| Producer: | Harold Goldman Earle Lyon |
| Starring: | John Ericson Lola Albright Leslie Parrish Nehemiah Persoff Charles Drake Kent Smith Don Rickles |
| Music: | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography: | Alan Stensvold |
| Studio: | United Pictures Corporation |
| Distributor: | Commonwealth United Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Money Jungle is a 1968 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Charles A. Wallace. The film stars John Ericson, Lola Albright, Leslie Parrish, Nehemiah Persoff, Charles Drake, Kent Smith and Don Rickles. The film was released in February 1968, by Commonwealth United Entertainment.[1] [2] [3]
With five rival oil companies vying for offshore rights, their chief geologists begin dying under suspicious circumstances. A troubleshooter, Blake Heller, is brought in by one firm to investigate, resulting in almost immediate attempts on his life as well.
Heller takes a particular interest in two women, one a neighbor, Treva Saint, who has stock holdings in his oil company, and Peggy Lido, a nightclub singer. He eventually realizes that it is Peggy and her boyfriend, Paul Kimmel, who are behind the killings, Peggy gaining revenge for her former husband's business schemes.