Greed (1924)

140 min · Family Saga, Historie, drama film, silent film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Erich von Stroheim

Cast

Zasu Pitts, Gibson Gowland, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller, Tempe Pigott, Sylvia Ashton, Chester Conklin, Joan Standing

The story

In 1908, John McTeague works in a gold mine in Placer County, California. A traveling dentist calling himself Dr. "Painless" Potter visits the town, and McTeague's mother begs Potter to take her son on as an apprentice.

Catalogue themes and tags

Beaten to Death, Beating, Bisswunde, Domestic violence, Ermordung, Gold, Gold extraction, Gold miner, Goldmine, Greed, Lottery, Marriage, Murder of Wife, Murderer, Picnic, Zahnarzt, bester Freund, Silent film, Drama, Black-and-white

Genres

Family Saga, Historie, drama film, silent film

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