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Title

  • Greed

Summary

  • McTeague, a dentist, marries Trina, his best friend Marcus' "girl." Trina wins a $5000 lottery prize and hoards it. Over the years, the couple descends to living in squalor. McTeague goes mad, kills Trina for the money, and escapes into Death Valley where Marcus finds him; they fight. McTeague is alone in the desert without water, handcuffed to Marcus' corpse.

Names

  • Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957, film director, film producer, screenwriter
  • Mathis, June, 1892-1927, screenwriter, film editor
  • Reynolds, Benjamin, cinematographer
  • Daniels, William, 1900-1970, cinematographer
  • Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960, production designer
  • Farnham, Joseph W., film editor
  • Pitts, ZaSu, 1898-1963, cast
  • Gowland, Gibson, 1877-1951, cast
  • Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956, cast
  • Fuller, Dale, cast
  • Pigott, Tempe, 1884-1962, cast
  • Ashton, Sylvia, 1880-1940, cast
  • Conklin, Chester, 1888-1971, cast
  • Standing, Joan, 1903-1979, cast
  • Norris, Frank, 1870-1902
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Created / Published

  • United States : Metro Goldwyn Distributing Corporation, 1925.

Headings

  • -  Misers--Drama
  • -  Avarice--Drama
  • -  Revenge--Drama

Genre

  • Western films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP21123 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.; 10Feb25; LP21123.
  • -  Photography, Ben F. Reynolds, Wm. H. Daniels ; settings, Cedric Gibbons ; editor, Jos. W. Farnham.
  • -  Zasu Pitts (Trina), Gibson Gowland (McTeague), Jean Hersholt (Marcus), Dale Fuller, Tempe Pigott, Silvia Ashton, Chester Conklin, Joan Standing.
  • -  Sources differ in giving responsibility for titles and editing to either June Mathis or Joseph Farnham (who is credited as editor on film); others credited with shared responsibility for editing are Erich von Stroheim and Rex Ingram.
  • -  Summary from Variety and AFI catalog.
  • -  Based on the novel McTeague by Frank Norris.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Screened for credits only.
  • -  Sources used: Weinberg, H. The complete Greed of Erich von Stroheim, c1972; AFI catalog, feature films, 1921-1930; Catalog of copyright entries, motion pictures, 1912-1939; Variety, 12/10/24.

Medium

  • theatrical projection print 10 film reels of 10 on 5 (ca. 10,260 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FQA 8353-8357 (theatrical projection print)

Source Collection

  • Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 92518908

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Von Stroheim, Erich, Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, June Mathis, Benjamin Reynolds, William Daniels, Joseph W Farnham, Zasu Pitts, Gibson Gowland, et al. Greed. produceds by Gibbons, Cedric, Uction Designer United States: Metro Goldwyn Distributing Corporation, 1925. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/92518908/.

APA citation style:

Von Stroheim, E., Mathis, J., Reynolds, B., Daniels, W., Farnham, J. W., Pitts, Z. [...] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (1925) Greed. Gibbons, C., prod United States: Metro Goldwyn Distributing Corporation. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/92518908/.

MLA citation style:

Von Stroheim, Erich, Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, et al. Greed. prod by Gibbons, Cedric, Uction Designer United States: Metro Goldwyn Distributing Corporation, 1925. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/92518908/>.