McTeague (film)
McTeague (also known as Life's Whirlpool) is a 1916 American silent film drama directed by Barry O'Neil. The first motion picture adaptation of Frank Norris's 1899 novel McTeague, the film stars Holbrook Blinn and Fania Marinoff as McTeague and Trina. These roles were later played by Gibson Gowland and Zasu Pitts in Eric von Stroheim's 1924 adaptation of the novel, Greed. Blinn was already famous for playing brutal characters on the stage, as in the Edward Sheldon play, Salvation Nell (1908).
| McTeague (Life's Whirlpool) | |
|---|---|
 Film still of Fania Marinoff and Holbrook Blinn | |
| Directed by | Barry O'Neil |
| Produced by | William A. Brady (as William A. Brady Picture Plays) |
| Written by | Barry O'Neil (scenario) E. Magnus Ingleton (scenario) |
| Based on | Frank Norris (novel) |
| Starring | Holbrook Blinn Fania Marinoff |
| Distributed by | World Film Company |
Release date | January 10, 1916 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Holbrook Blinn as McTeague
- Fania Marinoff as Trina
- Walter Green as Marcus Schuller
- Philip Robson as Mr. Sieppe
- Julia Stuart as Mrs. Sieppe
- Rosemary Dean as Selina Sieppe
- Eleanor Blanchard as Maria Cappa
See also
References
Notes
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
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