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Greed

  • 1924
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 20m
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8.1/10
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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.The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.

  • Director
    • Erich von Stroheim
  • Writers
    • June Mathis
    • Erich von Stroheim
    • Frank Norris
  • Stars
    • Gibson Gowland
    • Zasu Pitts
    • Jean Hersholt
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Erich von Stroheim
    • Writers
      • June Mathis
      • Erich von Stroheim
      • Frank Norris
    • Stars
      • Gibson Gowland
      • Zasu Pitts
      • Jean Hersholt
    • 99User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    "Greed" Zasu Pitts 1923 MGM
    Erich von Stroheim and Zasu Pitts in Greed (1924)
    Zasu Pitts in Greed (1924)
    Gibson Gowland and Zasu Pitts in Greed (1924)
    Greed (1924)
    Gibson Gowland in Greed (1924)
    Zasu Pitts in Greed (1924)
    Gibson Gowland and Jean Hersholt in Greed (1924)
    Zasu Pitts in Greed (1924)
    Gibson Gowland in Greed (1924)
    Sylvia Ashton in Greed (1924)
    Jean Hersholt in Greed (1924)

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    Gibson Gowland
    Gibson Gowland
    • McTeague
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Trina
    Jean Hersholt
    Jean Hersholt
    • Marcus
    Dale Fuller
    Dale Fuller
    • Maria
    Tempe Pigott
    Tempe Pigott
    • Mother McTeague
    Sylvia Ashton
    • 'Mommer' Sieppe
    • (as Silvia Ashton)
    Chester Conklin
    Chester Conklin
    • 'Popper' Sieppe
    Joan Standing
    • Selina
    William Barlow
    • The Minister
    • (uncredited)
    Lita Chevrier
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    • McTeague Sr.
    • (uncredited)
    Gwendolynne D'Amour
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    James F. Fulton
    • Cribbens - Prospector
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Gaffney
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Florence Gibson
    • Hag
    • (uncredited)
    James Gibson
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar Gottell
    • Sieppe Twin
    • (uncredited)
    Otto Gottell
    • Sieppe Twin
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Erich von Stroheim(personally directed by)
    • Writers
      • June Mathis
      • Erich von Stroheim
      • Frank Norris
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    • Trivia
      This film features one of the earliest uses of a hidden camera in film-making. When Trina (Zasu Pitts) leaves the junk shop after discovering the dead body, she rushes into a real street and into real passers-by who were unaware they were being filmed. A crowd gathered, police turned up to the scene and it is said that a reporter called in the 'murder' to his editor. This coincides with Dziga Vertov's Kino Eye (1924) which also used hidden camera techniques for the first time.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Title card: GOLD - GOLD - GOLD - GOLD. Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold, Molten, Graven, Hammered, Rolled, Hard to Get and Light to Hold; Stolen, Borrowed, Squandered - Doled.

    • Alternate versions
      Version 5, 16 reels (4,800 meters), edited by June Mathis - According to Jean Mitry who saw it in Paris ("Le romantisme de Stroheim", article in L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma, no. 83-84, July 1968), this version had exactly 4 hours running time. It cut off all derivative stories about supporting characters, concentrating the story on the character McTeague, and adding a number of inter-titles to explain what happened in the deleted scenes. This version was shown in the theatre Studio des Ursulines, Paris, and then the French distributor cut it to a 2 hour film. Cinémathèque Française has a copy of the Mathis' cut - but versions 1 to 4 of the film are considered lost films (1999).
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)

    User reviews99

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    10/10
    Greatest Silent Drama
    There was a time, and it was only a few years ago, when I found it difficult to sit through a silent film. The exaggerated movements and facial expressions and the over-bearing music, I believe, turned me off.

    However, that changed drastically when I watched von Stroheim's Greed for the first time. The film, simply put, is immaculate. The portrayal of McTeague and Trina is fantastic. Pitts and Gowland, without using their voices mind you, create depth and allow the audience to sympathize with the characters. Silence often acted as a barrier between myself and the characters; here, that distance is bridged by the two actors and, I must assume, von Stroheim's masterful direction.

    Yes, the direction is masterful. I believe describing it as such is entirely accurate. Innovative may go too far, but masterful just about covers it. The realism (which shooting on locations benefited) is something to behold. This is a story that Hollywood would balk at depicting in 2004; imagine the row that was had in 1924. Von Stroheim never backs away from his unrelentingly grim vision, reinforcing his theme (money is evil) throughout. And then there is the Death Valley sequence - one of the most marvelous series of scenes committed to celluloid.

    All in all, this is truly a fantastic film - one that has aged, due to its ability to treat grim subject matter as it should, much better than many of its contemporaries. Also, it should be noted, that this represents a fine adaptation of Norris' novel McTeague. I was a fan of the novel before I saw the film and the film does not disappoint.

    Von Stroheim ensured that the spirit, if not the word, of the novel was maintained.

    10/10
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    • jay4stein79-1
    • Oct 25, 2004

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1925 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Greedy Wives
    • Filming locations
      • 611 Laguna Street, San Francisco, California, USA(McTeague's Dental Office)
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
      • Polyphony Digital
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    • Budget
      • $546,883 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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