Greed
1924 · Movie · NR · 140 min · ★ 7.3 · 91% critics
After a housewife wins the lottery, her home life with her dentist husband begins to unravel as paranoia grows and outside influences pull the situation darker. The marriage strains under mounting greed and manipulation, driving a slow deterioration that affects everyone around them.
Based on McTeague
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Details
- Years
- 1924
- Release date
- 1924-12-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (202 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Greed if you want a powerful silent drama about lottery fortune turning toxic, where tension and obsession steadily build; Not for you if you dislike lengthy silent films or want a lighter, feel-good story like The Crowd or The Merry Widow.
Pros: dark, gripping greed theme; strong silent-era performances; memorable desolate atmosphere | Cons: very long, slow stretches; versions vary in quality; unsettling content may overwhelm
Themes
- gold
- greed
- marriage
- lottery
- gold mine
- money
- tragedy
- murder
- poverty
- wedding
- dentist
- death
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Gibson Gowland
as John McTeague
Zasu Pitts
as Trina
Jean Hersholt
as Marcus
Dale Fuller
as Maria
Tempe Pigott
as Mother McTeague
Sylvia Ashton
as Mommer Sieppe
Chester Conklin
as Popper Sieppe
Joan Standing
as Selina
- JC
Jack Curtis
as McTeague Sr. (uncredited)
- JF
James F. Fulton
as Cribbens a Prospector (uncredited)
Directed by Erich von Stroheim