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Greed

Greed

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Greed

"The Film of Films"

1924

2h 20m

7.3(205 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gibson Gowland

Gibson Gowland

John McTeague

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Trina

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Marcus

Dale Fuller

Dale Fuller

Maria

Tempe Pigott

Tempe Pigott

Mother McTeague

Sylvia Ashton

Sylvia Ashton

Mommer Sieppe

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Popper Sieppe

Joan Standing

Joan Standing

Selina

Jack Curtis

McTeague Sr. (uncredited)

James F. Fulton

Cribbens a Prospector (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Erich von Stroheim
Written by: Erich von Stroheim
June Mathis
Produced by: Irving Thalberg

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