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Eight years before the release of Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, Frank Norris's 1899 novel McTeague was adapted to the screen by World Film. The basic story pretty much follows the book: McTeague (Holbrook Blinn) is a coarse young man who becomes a dentist, after a fashion. He is rivals for the hand of Trina Sieppe (Fania Marinoff) with his pal Marcus Schuller (Walter Green). McTeague weds her and she wins the lottery. But she refuses to let go of the money, and her miserly attitude destroys the marriage.

Top Cast

  • Holbrook Blinn

    Holbrook Blinn

    McTeague

  • Walter Greene

    Walter Greene

    Marcus Schuller

  • Fania Marinoff

    Fania Marinoff

    Trina Sieppe

  • Philip Robson

    Philip Robson

    Mr. Sieppe

  • Rosemary Dean

    Rosemary Dean

    Selina Sieppe

  • Eleanor Blanchard

    Eleanor Blanchard

    Maria Cappa

  • Julia Stuart

    Julia Stuart

    Mrs. Sieppe

Overview

Eight years before the release of Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, Frank Norris's 1899 novel McTeague was adapted to the screen by World Film. The basic story pretty much follows the book: McTeague (Holbrook Blinn) is a coarse young man who becomes a dentist, after a fashion. He is rivals for the hand of Trina Sieppe (Fania Marinoff) with his pal Marcus Schuller (Walter Green). McTeague weds her and she wins the lottery. But she refuses to let go of the money, and her miserly attitude destroys the marriage.

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