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Life's Whirlpool (1916)
50 min | Drama

Life's Whirlpool (1916)

50 min | Drama

McTeague begins life in the mines. He later becomes an unlicensed practicing dentist. He is a man of violent physical passions, but until he meets little Trina, who visits his dental office, his love instincts have never been aroused. ...See moreMcTeague begins life in the mines. He later becomes an unlicensed practicing dentist. He is a man of violent physical passions, but until he meets little Trina, who visits his dental office, his love instincts have never been aroused. McTeague induces Trina to marry him through the sheer force of his domineering personality. The couple are not happy. Trina develops miserly instincts and when she wins a $5,000 lottery prize, she hoards the money and grows more and more avaricious. McTeague quarrels with Marcus, his former rival for Trina's affections, and the ill feeling between the two men leads to a fierce combat in which McTeague proves the victor. In revenge Marcus has McTeague prevented from practicing dentistry because he has no diploma. McTeague leans on Trina for support but she turns him away. Trina has a severe illness and while recuperating develops a mania for fondling her hoarded gold pieces. McTeague returns to find Trina showering handfuls of gold upon her bed. After a terrific scene he strangles her and steals the money. Marcus, determined to avenge Trina's death, trails the fugitive McTeague into the heart of Death Valley, where the two men come at last face to face in a final battle to the death under the blistering desert sun. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Holbrook Blinn McTeague McTeague See fewer	The Bad Man (1923)
Walter Greene Marcus Schuller (as Walter Green) Marcus Schuller (as Walter Green) See fewer	The Port of Missing Girls (1928)
Philip Robson Mr. Sieppe (as Phil Robson) Mr. Sieppe (as Phil Robson) See fewer	The Running Fight (1915)
Fania Marinoff Trina Sieppe Trina Sieppe See fewer	One of Our Girls (1914)
Julia Stuart Mrs. Sieppe Mrs. Sieppe See fewer	Feathertop (1912)
Rosemary Dean Selina Sieppe Selina Sieppe See fewer	The Clarion (1916)
Eleanor Blanchard Maria Cappa (as Eleanore Blanchard) Maria Cappa (as Eleanore Blanchard) See fewer	What George Did (1913)