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The Jungle

The Jungle

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 25, 1914

Runtime

0h 55m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Jungle

Production Companies

All Star Feature Film Corp.

Director

George Irving

Description

Lithuanian immigrant, Jurgis Rudkus, gains a job in the Chicago stockyards. Once working at the stockyards he meets and marries Ona. But due to cut backs at the stockyards, loses his job, and they fall into financial hardship. Ona, in order to get money to feed their child, engages in sexual activity with her husband's foreman, Connor. Connor, rapes her. When Rudkus finds out about the affair, he throws Connor into a cattle pen where he is killed. While in prison Ona dies. When Rudkus gets out of prison he becomes an advocate for women via the Socialist Party. Considered a lost film.