Life's Whirlpool
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.
Directed by Barry O'Neil · Written by Barry O'Neil
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Cast
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Holbrook Blinn McTeague - Walter Greene Marcus Schuller
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Fania Marinoff Trina Sieppe - Philip Robson Mr. Sieppe
- Rosemary Dean Selina Sieppe
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Eleanor Blanchard Maria Cappa -
Julia Stuart Mrs. Sieppe
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1h 40m together
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