No need to recap the kidnapping plot, which I couldn't do anyway. Good thing there's no truth in advertising in Hollywood.
A nice example of what you can do on a small budget. The script offers plenty of action and characters drawn in simple, bold strokes.
At first, this looks like yet another youth gone wild film from the 1950s--and they made a ton of them! However, the plot is a bit different and offers a fresher option to the usual B-movie involving teenage gangs and the dreaded rock 'n roll.
Juvenile Jungle (1958) ** 1/2 (out of 4)Republic got in on the juvenile craze of the post-REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE era with this rather silly kidnapping flick. Hal McQueen (Corey Allen) gets wrapped up with a gang of misfits, led by Monte (Joe DiReda) and soon they plan to kidnap the rich Carolyn Elliot (Anne Whitfield) and blackmail her father.
