Greed
The Film of Films
1924 | 140m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Erich von Stroheim |
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| Writer: | Erich von Stroheim, June Mathis, Frank Norris |
| Staring: |
| A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 04, 1924 |
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| Director: | Erich von Stroheim |
| Writer: | Erich von Stroheim, June Mathis, Frank Norris |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | gold, lottery, greed, marriage, gold mine, murder, money, tragedy, poverty, wedding, dentist, death, silent film, lottery ticket, compulsive hoarding, partially lost film |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $274,827
Budget: $665,603 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gibson Gowland | John McTeague |
| Zasu Pitts | Trina |
| Jean Hersholt | Marcus |
| Dale Fuller | Maria |
| Tempe Pigott | Mother McTeague |
| Sylvia Ashton | Mommer Sieppe |
| Chester Conklin | Popper Sieppe |
| Joan Standing | Selina |
| Jack Curtis | McTeague Sr. (uncredited) |
| James F. Fulton | Cribbens a Prospector (uncredited) |
| Florence Gibson | Hag (uncredited) |
| Cesare Gravina | Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited) |
| Frank Hayes | Charles W. Grannis (uncredited) |
| Austen Jewell | August Sieppe (uncredited) |
| Tiny Jones | Mrs. Heise (uncredited) |
| Lillian Lawrence | Gossip (uncredited) |
| Hughie Mack | Mr. Heise (uncredited) |
| Jack McDonald | Placer County Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Fanny Midgley | Anastasia Baker (uncredited) |
| Lon Poff | Lottery Agent (uncredited) |
| S.S. Simon | Joe Frenna (uncredited) |
| Erich von Ritzau | Dr. Painless Potter (uncredited) |
| Erich von Stroheim | Balloon Vendor (uncredited) |
| James Wang | Chinese Cook (uncredited) |
| Max Tyron | Uncle Rudolph Oelbermann (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ben F. Reynolds | Director of Photography |
| William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Edward Sowders | Assistant Director |
| J.J. Cohn | Production Manager |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Louis Germonprez | Assistant Director |
| Leo Kempinski | Music |
| Frank E. Hull | Editor |
| Paul Ivano | Camera Operator |
| James V. King | Projection |
| Warren Lynch | Still Photographer |
| William Axt | Original Music Composer |
| Erich von Stroheim | Director, Production Design, Screenplay, Art Direction |
| June Mathis | Screenplay |
| Joseph Farnham | Editor, Title Graphics |
| Frank Norris | Novel |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction, Set Decoration |
| Harry Rapf | Production Manager |
| Ernest B. Schoedsack | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis B. Mayer | Executive Producer |
| Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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