---
title: 'Greed (1924)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Erich von Stroheim'
released: '1924-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/greed-1924'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015881/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Greed (1924)

1924 · 140 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Greed is a 1924 American silent psychological drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim and based on the 1899 Frank Norris novel McTeague. It stars Gibson Gowland as Dr. John McTeague; ZaSu Pitts as Trina Sieppe, his wife; and Jean Hersholt as McTeague's friend and eventual enemy Marcus Schouler. The film tells the story of McTeague, a San Francisco dentist, who marries his best friend Schouler's girlfriend Trina.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim)
- **Screenplay:** [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim), [June Mathis](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-mathis), [Joseph Farnham](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-farnham)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Producer:** [Louis B. Mayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-b-mayer), [Irving Thalberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-thalberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ben F. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-f-reynolds), [Ernest B. Schoedsack](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-b-schoedsack), [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels)
- **Editor:** [Rex Ingram](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-ingram-2)

## Cast

- [Frank Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-hayes)
- [Lon Poff](https://cinepixo.com/people/lon-poff)
- [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim)
- [Jean Hersholt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-hersholt)
- [Tempe Pigott](https://cinepixo.com/people/tempe-pigott)
- [Dale Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-fuller)
- [Gibson Gowland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gibson-gowland)
- [Hughie Mack](https://cinepixo.com/people/hughie-mack)
- [Sylvia Ashton](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-ashton)
- [Jack McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mcdonald)
- [Cesare Gravina](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesare-gravina)
- [Chester Conklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/chester-conklin)
- [ZaSu Pitts](https://cinepixo.com/people/zasu-pitts)

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