''Life's Whirlpool'' (also known as ''McTeague'') is a 1916 American

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

drama directed by

Barry O'Neil Barry O'Neil (September 24, 1865 – March 23, 1918) was a film director and writer. His real name was Thomas J. McCarthy. He directed several Thanhouser films including the production company's first two-reeler,https://www.thanhouser.org/TCOCD/Nar ...

. The first motion picture adaptation of

Frank Norris Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr. (March 5, 1870 – October 25, 1902) was an American journalist and novelist during the Progressive Era, whose fiction was predominantly in the naturalist genre. His notable works include '' McTeague: A Story of San ...

's 1899 novel ''

McTeague ''McTeague: A Story of San Francisco'', otherwise known as simply ''McTeague'', is a novel by Frank Norris, first published in 1899. It tells the story of a couple's courtship and marriage, and their subsequent descent into poverty and violence ...

'', the film stars

Holbrook Blinn Holbrook Blinn was an American stage and film actor. Early years Blinn was the son of Civil War veteran Col. Charles Blinn and actress Nellie Holbrook-Blinn. He was born in San Francisco and attended Stanford University before he began a career ...

and

Fania Marinoff Fania Marinoff (russian: Фаня Маринов; yi, פאַניאַ מאַרינאָוו) (March 20, 1890 – November 17, 1971) was a Russian-born American actress. Life Marinoff was born in Odessa, Russia, on March 20, 1890. She was bo ...

as McTeague and Trina. These roles later were played by

Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 – 9 September 1951) was an English film actor. Biography Gowland was born in Spennymoor, County Durham. He started work as a sailor and later became the mate on a ship. For several years from the age of 25 he ...

and

Zasu Pitts Zasu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film ''Greed'', and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the ...

in Eric von Stroheim's 1924 adaptation ''

Greed Greed (or avarice) is an uncontrolled longing for increase in the acquisition or use of material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions); or social value, such as Social status, status, or Power (social and politica ...

''. Blinn was famous for playing brutal characters on the stage, as in the

Edward Sheldon Edward Brewster Sheldon (Chicago, Illinois, February 4, 1886 – April 1, 1946, New York City) was an American dramatist. His plays include ''Salvation Nell'' (1908) and ''Romance'' (1913), which was made into a motion picture with Greta Garbo. ...

play ''Salvation Nell'' (1908). The film is considered a

lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1988

Cast

as McTeague *

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

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External links

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''Life's Whirlpool'' at silentera.com
1916 films 1916 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films Films based on American novels Films based on works by Frank Norris Lost American films American black-and-white films World Film Company films 1916 lost films Lost drama films Uxoricide in fiction Films directed by Barry O'Neil 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub

Cast

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