(The Jungle)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

55 minutes

Year:

1914

Directors:

Augustus E. Thomas

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Production companies:

All Star Feature Film Corp.

Actors:

Jurgis Rudkus

Ona

Elzbieta

Connor

Marija

Crews:

Novel

Scenario Writer

Director

Director

Executive Producer