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Greed (1924)
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The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved. Director:Erich von StroheimWriters:June Mathis (screen adaptation and scenario), Erich von Stroheim (screen adaptation and scenario), and 2 more credits » |
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Jean Hersholt | ... | |
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Dale Fuller | ... |
Maria
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Tempe Pigott | ... |
Mother McTeague
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Sylvia Ashton | ... |
'Mommer' Sieppe
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Chester Conklin | ... |
'Popper' Sieppe
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Joan Standing | ... |
Selina
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John McTeague was a simple slow man who became a dentist after working at the Big Dipper Gold Mine. He is now being hunted in Death Valley by his ex-best friend Marcus and the law. His lot was cast the day that he meet his future wife Trina in his office. She was with Marcus and she bought a lottery ticket. Well Mac fell for her and Marcus stepped aside. When Mac and Trina married, she won the Lottery for $5000 and became obsessive about the money in gold. Marcus is steamed as he stepped aside and now she is rich so he has the law shut down Mac as he has no official schooling for his dentistry. Trina fearful that they will take her gold away sells everything and takes all Mac earns when he is working. She adds to her stash of gold as they both live as paupers. When Mac has no job and no money, he leaves and Trina moves. Driven to desperation at being poor and hungry he finds Trina and demands the gold. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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Ahneus See more »Box Office
Budget:
$546,883 (estimated)Company Credits
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| USA: (1999 restored version) | Portugal: (original version) (20 fps)Sound Mix:
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1.33 : 1
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[the two men hopelessly stand by the dead mule in the middle of the desert]
Marcus: We... are... dead... men!
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The only screening of the original complete director's cut was for a small group of reporters. One wrote a glowing review of it, using words like "wonderful" and "brilliant" to describe it, but lamented the fact that nobody else would ever see it. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After Marcus breaks McTeague's pipe and throws a knife at him, men pull McTeague's tie off as they hold him back. The tie is back in place a moment later as McTeague rushes out of the saloon. See more »Quotes
Marcus: There's no water... within a hundred miles o' here![the two men hopelessly stand by the dead mule in the middle of the desert]
Marcus: We... are... dead... men!
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