Principal cast
Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller and Tempe Pigott
Film 261 of 498 on the Screen Path
Greed
The Film of Films
About the film
Greed at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1923 film at stop 261 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.
Key craft credits
Ben F. Reynolds (director of photography), William H. Daniels (director of photography), Frank E. Hull (editor), Joseph Farnham (editor) and William Axt (original music composer)
- Director
- Erich von Stroheim
- Release
- 1924-12-04
- Runtime
- 140 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Crime
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 51 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 51 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
51 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Gibson GowlandCharacter: John McTeague
- Zasu PittsCharacter: Trina
- Jean HersholtCharacter: Marcus
- Dale FullerCharacter: Maria
- Tempe PigottCharacter: Mother McTeague
- Sylvia AshtonCharacter: Mommer Sieppe
- Chester ConklinCharacter: Popper Sieppe
- Joan StandingCharacter: Selina
- Jack CurtisCharacter: McTeague Sr. (uncredited)
- James F. FultonCharacter: Cribbens a Prospector (uncredited)
- Florence GibsonCharacter: Hag (uncredited)
- Cesare GravinaCharacter: Zwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Erich von StroheimCredits: Director, Production Design, Screenplay, Art Direction
- Frank NorrisCredits: Novel
- William H. DanielsCredits: Director of Photography
- Joseph FarnhamCredits: Editor, Title Graphics
- Irving ThalbergCredits: Producer
- June MathisCredits: Screenplay
- Ben F. ReynoldsCredits: Director of Photography
- J.J. CohnCredits: Production Manager
- Louis GermonprezCredits: Assistant Director
- Cedric GibbonsCredits: Set Decoration, Art Direction
- Richard DayCredits: Art Direction
- Harry RapfCredits: Production Manager
- Edward SowdersCredits: Assistant Director
- Paul IvanoCredits: Camera Operator
- Frank E. HullCredits: Editor
- Louis B. MayerCredits: Executive Producer
- Leo KempinskiCredits: Music
- Warren LynchCredits: Still Photographer
- Ernest B. SchoedsackCredits: Camera Operator
- James V. KingCredits: Projection
- William AxtCredits: Original Music Composer
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