The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Zasu Pitts | ... | Trina | |
| Gibson Gowland | ... | McTeague | |
| Jean Hersholt | ... | Marcus | |
| Dale Fuller | ... | Maria | |
| Tempe Pigott | ... | Mother McTeague | |
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Sylvia Ashton | ... | 'Mommer' Sieppe (as Silvia Ashton) |
| 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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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 January 1925 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$546,883 (estimated)Gross USA:
$161,800, 31 December 1926Company Credits
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Not only did the studio order the director to cut the movie back from his intended 4.5 hours to around two hours, they also burned the unused film reels in order to extract the expensive silver nitrate from it for recycling. Although an extended version of the movie (239 minutes long) was created in 1999 by using still photographs in the place of scenes that were cut, a complete version was simply not possible because most of the original film is now considered lost. See more »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. See more »Quotes
McTeague: The part I liked best was the guy that played 'Nearer My God to Thee' on the beer bottles.See more »
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Although I am not a big fan of classics, I know a good movie when I see one. However the legendary butchering of the film is more interesting than the movie itself. The original film was over nine hours long and was trimmed down to just over two and a half hours. Director Erich von Stroheim condemned the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for slashing his film. Continuity and subplots were torn from the masterpiece. Turner later tried to restore the film with publicity stills and new dialogue cards. This helped the film regain continuity and bring to light some of the subplots in the film. Turners new version is four hours and is splendidly done.
The film is about a miner named John McTeague who becomes a dentist through an apprenticeship. He soon opens his own business and meets a woman already involved with his friend Marcus. Marcus agrees to step aside since McTeague is obviously in love with the woman. After the woman named Trina wins $5000 in a lottery the story really takes off in what can only be described as a serious case of "Greed." I can tell no more without spoiling the film, but if you can stomach silent films this is one of the best.