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The Garment Jungle
film by Sherman [1957]
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contribution by Aldrich
- In Robert Aldrich: Early work
Aldrich had almost completed The Garment Jungle (1957) when he was fired from the production for refusing to tone down the script’s frank portrayal of New York’s crime-infested garment industry; Vincent Sherman finished the drama. Aldrich next directed the World War II films The Angry Hills (1959), with Robert…
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discussed in biography
- In Vincent Sherman: Graylisting and later work
…to the big screen was The Garment Jungle (1957), an exposé of efforts to keep a dressmaking company from unionizing; much of the film was helmed by Robert Aldrich, but he was fired and replaced by Sherman. After the British production The Naked Earth (1959), Sherman made The Young Philadelphians…
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