Synopsis
Set in a corrupt 1920s Chicago,
Brecht's In the Jungle of Cities
features a ferocious battle between two men. One
day, a Maylay named C. Shlink appears in the
mundane life of bookstore clerk George Garga, and
for no reason challenges him to a fight. Garga,
whom Shlink attempts to destroy economically,
fights back, refusing to e conquored by a
foreigner. In order to put himself on equal
economic terms with his enemy, Shlink gives up his
fortune. Mary, Garga's sister, falls in love with
the newly impoverished Shlink. Enraged by the
affair, Garga plots his revenge against Shlink, and
the two engage in a fight that ultimately leads to
one man's death.
In photo: Leslie
Beatty, Arliss
Howard.
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