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Greed

Greed
★ 7.3/10•1924•2h 20m•NR•Drama•Crime

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When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

Erich von Stroheim · Director

Erich von Stroheim · Screenplay

June Mathis · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 20m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 4, 1924
Budget$665,603
Revenue$274,827

Actors

Gibson Gowland

Gibson Gowland

John McTeague

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Trina

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Marcus

Dale Fuller

Dale Fuller

Maria

Tempe Pigott

Tempe Pigott

Mother McTeague

Sylvia Ashton

Sylvia Ashton

Mommer Sieppe

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Popper Sieppe

Joan Standing

Joan Standing

Selina

Jack Curtis

Jack Curtis

McTeague Sr. (uncredited)

James F. Fulton

Cribbens a Prospector (uncredited)

Florence Gibson

Hag (uncredited)

Cesare Gravina

Cesare Gravina

Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)

Frank Hayes

Frank Hayes

Charles W. Grannis (uncredited)

Austen Jewell

August Sieppe (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Mrs. Heise (uncredited)

Lillian Lawrence

Gossip (uncredited)

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