Life's Whirlpool

1916Directed by Barry O'Neil

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Released: January 10, 1916
Runtime: 50m

About Life's Whirlpool

Drama

Synopsis

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: Barry O'Neil
Eugenie Magnus Ingleton
Frank Norris

Principal cast

In billing order

Holbrook BlinnMcTeague
Walter GreeneMarcus Schuller
Fania MarinoffTrina Sieppe
Philip RobsonMr. Sieppe
Rosemary DeanSelina Sieppe
Eleanor BlanchardMaria Cappa

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