Life's Whirlpool (1916 film)
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This article is about the 1916 film. For the 1917 film, see Life's Whirlpool (1917 film).
Life's Whirlpool (also known as McTeague) 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 later were played by Gibson Gowland and Zasu Pitts in Eric von Stroheim's 1924 adaptation Greed. Blinn was famous for playing brutal characters on the stage, as in the Edward Sheldon play Salvation Nell (1908).
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Life's Whirlpool (McTeague) | |
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Directed by | Barry O'Neil |
Written by | Barry O'Neil (scenario) E. Magnus Ingleton (scenario) |
Based on | Frank Norris (novel) |
Produced by | William A. Brady (as William A. Brady Picture Plays) |
Starring | Holbrook Blinn Fania Marinoff |
Distributed by | World Film Company |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent film (English intertitles) |
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