Drama · United States of America · 1916 · 50m

Life's Whirlpool

Director

Cast

Holbrook Blinn as McTeague Walter Greene as Marcus Schuller Fania Marinoff as Trina Sieppe Philip Robson as Mr. Sieppe Rosemary Dean as Selina Sieppe Eleanor Blanchard as Maria Cappa

Crew

Barry O'Neil — Writer Eugenie Magnus Ingleton — Writer Frank Norris — Novel

Synopsis

Eight years before the release of Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, Frank Norris's 1899 novel McTeague was adapted to the screen by World Film. The basic story pretty much follows the book: McTeague (Holbrook Blinn) is a coarse young man who becomes a dentist, after a fashion. He is rivals for the hand of Trina Sieppe (Fania Marinoff) with his pal Marcus Schuller (Walter Green). McTeague weds her and she wins the lottery. But she refuses to let go of the money, and her miserly attitude destroys the marriage.

Key Collaborators

Barry O'Neil Director Barry O'Neil Writer Eugenie Magnus Ingleton Writer Frank Norris Novel

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