Overview
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.
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Box office
Grossed $275K worldwide against a $666K budget
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Based on
Based on McTeague
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Filming locations
Filmed in San Francisco and California
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Setting
Set in San Francisco
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Music
Music by William Axt
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ernest B. Schoedsack, William H. Daniels and Ben F. Reynolds
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Frank NorrisNovel
- Erich von StroheimScreenplay
- June MathisScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 4, 1924
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $665.6K
- Revenue
- $274.8K
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Gibson GowlandJohn McTeague
Zasu PittsTrina
Jean HersholtMarcus
Dale FullerMaria
Tempe PigottMother McTeague
Sylvia AshtonMommer Sieppe
Chester ConklinPopper Sieppe
Joan StandingSelina
Jack CurtisMcTeague Sr. (uncredited)- James F. FultonCribbens a Prospector (uncredited)
- Florence GibsonHag (uncredited)
Cesare GravinaZwerkow a Junkman (uncredited)
Frank HayesCharles W. Grannis (uncredited)- Austen JewellAugust Sieppe (uncredited)
- Tiny JonesMrs. Heise (uncredited)
- Lillian LawrenceGossip (uncredited)
Hughie MackMr. Heise (uncredited)
Jack McDonaldPlacer County Sheriff (uncredited)
Fanny MidgleyAnastasia Baker (uncredited)
Lon PoffLottery Agent (uncredited)
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