John McTeague (played by Gibson Gowland) is a protagonist in Greed.
A dentist who marries Trina after winning her over. Driven by greed, he ruins his practice, commits domestic violence, and murders his wife to steal her lottery winnings. He eventually flees to Death Valley, where he is left to die handcuffed to his rival's corpse after a fatal confrontation. Trina (played by Zasu Pitts) is a protagonist in Greed.
A frugal woman who wins a $5,000 lottery prize. She marries McTeague but refuses to spend the money. After her fingers are bitten and amputated, she works as a janitor to protect her savings, ultimately becoming the victim of McTeague's murderous greed. Marcus (played by Jean Hersholt) appears in Greed.
Trina's cousin and former suitor who facilitates her relationship with McTeague. Consumed by bitterness over the lottery money, he secretly ruins McTeague's practice and later pursues him into Death Valley. They engage in a fatal confrontation, ending with Marcus dead and handcuffed to McTeague. Mother McTeague (played by Tempe Pigott) appears in Greed.
McTeague's mother who desperately seeks a trade for her son. She successfully persuades the traveling dentist Dr. Potter to take John on as an apprentice, setting his career in motion. Mommer Sieppe (played by Sylvia Ashton) appears in Greed.
Popper Sieppe (played by Chester Conklin) appears in Greed.
Greed (1924) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
John McTeague
(played by Gibson Gowland) — protagonist
A dentist who marries Trina after winning her over. Driven by greed, he ruins his practice, commits domestic violence, and murders his wife to steal her lottery winnings. He eventually flees to Death...
Trina
(played by Zasu Pitts) — protagonist
A frugal woman who wins a $5,000 lottery prize. She marries McTeague but refuses to spend the money. After her fingers are bitten and amputated, she works as a janitor to protect her savings, ultimate...
Marcus
(played by Jean Hersholt) — supporting
Trina's cousin and former suitor who facilitates her relationship with McTeague. Consumed by bitterness over the lottery money, he secretly ruins McTeague's practice and later pursues him into Death V...
Mother McTeague
(played by Tempe Pigott) — supporting
McTeague's mother who desperately seeks a trade for her son. She successfully persuades the traveling dentist Dr. Potter to take John on as an apprentice, setting his career in motion.
Mommer Sieppe
(played by Sylvia Ashton) — supporting
Popper Sieppe
(played by Chester Conklin) — supporting
Key Relationships
Popper Sieppe → Trina
(Family Father)
Mommer Sieppe → Trina
(Family Mother)
Mother McTeague → John McTeague
(Family Mother)
Marcus → Trina
(Romantic Ex-boyfriend)
John McTeague → Marcus
(Conflict Former Friend)
John McTeague → Trina
(Romantic Spouse)
Story Analysis
A Greek tragedy about how environment and heredity control characters' fates, reducing them to primitive human beasts
