| Release Date: | Dec 1924 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards: | 1 win |
| Runtime: | 239 min |
| Cast: | Zasu Pitts (Trina) Gibson Gowland (McTeague) Jean Hersholt (Marcus) Dale Fuller (Maria) Tempe Pigott (Mother McTeague) Sylvia Ashton ('Mommer' Sieppe (as Silvia...) Chester Conklin ('Popper' Sieppe) Joan Standing (Selina) William Barlow (The Minister (uncredited)) Lita Chevrier (Extra (uncredited)) Jack Curtis (McTeague Sr. (uncredited)) James F. Fulton (Cribbens (a prospector) (uncredited)) Edward Gaffney (Extra (uncredited)) Florence Gibson (Hag (uncredited)) James Gibson (Deputy (uncredited)) Oscar Gottell (A Sieppe twin (uncredited)) Otto Gottell (A Sieppe twin (uncredited)) Cesare Gravina (Zwerkow (a junkman) (uncredited)) Bee Ho Gray ((uncredited)) Frank Hayes (Charles W. Grannis (proprietor, The...) Harold Henderson (Extra (uncredited)) Austen Jewell (August Sieppe (uncredited)) Tiny Jones (Mrs. Heise (uncredited)) J. Aldrich Libbey (Mr. Ryer (uncredited)) Hughie Mack (Mr. Heise (harness maker) (uncredited)) Hugh J. McCauley (The photographer (uncredited)) Jack McDonald (Placer County Sheriff (uncredited)) Fanny Midgley (Miss Anastasia Baker (uncredited)) William Mollenhauer (Palmist (uncredited)) Lon Poff (Man from the lottery company...) Reta Revela (Mrs. Ryer (uncredited)) S.S. Simon (Joe Frenna (uncredited)) Max Tyron (Uncle Rudolph Oelbermann (uncredited)) Erich von Ritzau (Dr. Painless Potter (uncredited)) Erich von Stroheim (Balloon vendor (uncredited)) James Wang (Chinese cook (uncredited)) |
John McTeague was a simple slow man who became a dentist after working at the Big Dipper Gold Mine. He is now being hunted in Death Valley by his ex-best friend Marcus and the law. His lot was cast the day that he meet his future wife Trina in his office. She was with Marcus and she bought a lottery ticket. Well Mac fell for her and Marcus stepped aside. When Mac and Trina married, she won the Lottery for $5000 and became obsessive about the money in gold. Marcus is steamed as he stepped aside and now she is rich so he has the law shut down Mac as he has no official schooling for his dentistry. Trina fearful that they will take her gold away sells everything and takes all Mac earns when he is working. She adds to her stash of gold as they both live as paupers. When Mac has no job and no money, he leaves and Trina moves. Driven to desperation at being poor and hungry he finds Trina and demands the gold.
