Life's Whirlpool

1916 · 50 min · Drama

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.

Director: Barry O'Neil
Writers: Frank Norris, Barry O'Neil, Eugenie Magnus Ingleton
Released: January 10, 1916
Language: English

Cast

Holbrook Blinn
McTeague
Walter Greene
Marcus Schuller
Fania Marinoff
Trina Sieppe
Philip Robson
Mr. Sieppe
Rosemary Dean
Selina Sieppe
Eleanor Blanchard
Maria Cappa
Julia Stuart
Mrs. Sieppe

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