{"id":76163,"date":"2021-09-16T22:21:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T05:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76163"},"modified":"2021-09-19T09:06:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T16:06:22","slug":"greed-1924","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76163","title":{"rendered":"Greed (1924)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You won&#8217;t touch my money, I tell you!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Poster-216x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Poster-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Poster-736x1024.png 736w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Poster-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Poster-768x1068.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Poster-194x270.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Poster.png 803w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a miner-turned-dentist (Gibson Gowland) is introduced to the cousin and girlfriend (ZaSu Pitts) of his friend Marcus (Jean Hersholt), he falls instantly in love and is granted permission by Marcus to woo her. Shortly before their marriage, Trina (Pitts) wins $5,000 in a lottery ticket purchased from a neighbor (Dale Fuller), and becomes increasingly unhinged about spending money; meanwhile, Marcus regrets his decision to &#8220;give away&#8221; Trina and harbors deep resentment towards McTeague.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dentists<\/li>\n<li>Erich von Stroheim Films<\/li>\n<li>Gold Seekers<\/li>\n<li>Greed<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Mental Breakdown<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>Zasu Pitts Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary begins his review of &#8220;Erich von Stroheim&#8217;s original, extremely faithful version of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McTeague\"><em>McTeague<\/em><\/a>, Frank Norris&#8217;s well-known naturalist novel&#8221; by noting that it &#8220;was nearly 10 hours long&#8221; and then &#8220;drastically cut,&#8221; with &#8220;all excised footage&#8230; destroyed.&#8221; (Since Peary&#8217;s <em>GFTFF<\/em> was published, a fascinating four-hour restoration was completed by Turner Entertainment, which is the version I watched; you can read a lot more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/jonathanrosenbaum.net\/2021\/06\/fables-of-the-reconstruction-the-4-hour-greed\/\">here<\/a>.) Peary writes that in the butchered version, the &#8220;three most prominent characters&#8221; remain, and &#8220;despite being trimmed to about a fourth of it original length&#8221; it &#8220;is still a masterpiece, one of the greatest of silent films and a picture that still has impact today.&#8221; He notes that &#8220;surely no character has better displayed avarice than Pitts, whose brow rises automatically and eyes look cunning any time she can even smell money&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Pitts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Pitts-1024x764.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Pitts-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Pitts-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Pitts-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Pitts-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Pitts-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Pitts.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(I&#8217;m actually not sure &#8220;avarice&#8221; is the best word to describe her pitiful character, who seems to suffer from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/news\/are-you-sensibly-frugal-mentally-ill\/\">an extreme form of OCD<\/a>.) Peary adds that &#8220;the film also benefits from Von Stroheim&#8217;s typical array of unusual supporting characters&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Wedding2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Wedding2-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Wedding2-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Wedding2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Wedding2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Wedding2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Wedding2-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Wedding2.png 1359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;the intensity of his directing and the acting&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Acting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Acting-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Acting-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Acting-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Acting-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Acting-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Acting-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Acting.png 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;his attention to set design&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Set-Design.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Set-Design-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Set-Design-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Set-Design-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Set-Design-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Set-Design-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Set-Design-357x270.png 357w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Set-Design.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;and his decision to film on location in San Francisco and even Death Valley for the classic finale.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-House.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-House-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-House-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-House-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-House-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-House-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-House-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-House.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Death-Valley2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Death-Valley2-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Death-Valley2-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Death-Valley2-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Death-Valley2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Death-Valley2-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Death-Valley2-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Death-Valley2.png 1363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary writes that &#8220;the worst result of the extreme studio-imposed editing is that the changes in the characters&#8217; personalities once money enters their lives are too rushed&#8230; For the naturalism of Norris to be conveyed propertly, the deterioration of their marriage and their descent from nice people to &#8216;animals&#8217; must have a more natural progression.&#8221; Thankfully, this concern is addressed and fixed in the restored version, which is recommended. Indeed, the entire storyline remains remarkably compelling and relevant; I&#8217;m hard-pressed to think of a better film about the consequences of money-driven psychosis, greed, and envy. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Arms.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Arms-1024x750.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Arms-1024x750.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Arms-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Arms-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Arms-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Arms-368x270.png 368w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Arms.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>William Daniels&#8217; cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Cinematography-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Cinematography-Window-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Cinematography-Window-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Cinematography-Window-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Cinematography-Window-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Cinematography-Window-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Cinematography-Window-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Cinematography-Window.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Still-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Still-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Still-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Still-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Still-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Still-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greed-Still.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a classic of the silent era. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0015881\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/892\/greed#articles-reviews?articleId=78137\">TCM Article (spoilers alert) <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You won&#8217;t touch my money, I tell you!&#8221; Synopsis: When a miner-turned-dentist (Gibson Gowland) is introduced to the cousin and girlfriend (ZaSu Pitts) of his friend Marcus (Jean Hersholt), he falls instantly in love and is granted permission by Marcus to woo her. Shortly before their marriage, Trina (Pitts) wins $5,000 in a lottery ticket purchased from a neighbor (Dale Fuller), and becomes increasingly unhinged about spending money; meanwhile, Marcus regrets his decision to &#8220;give away&#8221; Trina and harbors deep&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76163\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76163"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76262,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76163\/revisions\/76262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}