Erich von Stroheim	...	(Director)
June Mathis, Erich von Stroheim	...	(Writer)
Zasu Pitts	...	Trina
Gibson Gowland	...	McTeague
Jean Hersholt	...	Marcus
Dale Fuller	...	Maria
Tempe Pigott	...	Mother McTeague
Sylvia Ashton	...	'Mommer' Sieppe (as Silvia Ashton)
Chester Conklin	...	'Popper' Sieppe
Joan Standing	...	Selina
Carl Davis	...	Composer
Erich von Stroheim	...	Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
Robert Israel	...	Composer
William H. Daniels	...	Director of Photography
Ben F. Reynolds	...	Director of Photography
William Axt	...	Composer
Joseph Farnham	...	Editor
Leo Kempinski	...	Composer
Richard Day	...	Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons	...	Art Direction
J.J. Cohn	...	Production Manager
Harry Rapf	...	Production Manager
Glenn Morgan	...	Editor
Frank E. Hull	...	Editor
Louis Germonprez	...	Assistant Director
Rex Ingram	...	Editor
Edward Sowders	...	Assistant Director
June Mathis	...	Editor
Grant Whytock	...	Editor
Richard Koszarski	...	consultant (1999 reconstruction)

Summary: John McTeague was a simple slow man who became a dentist after working at the Big Dipper Gold Mine. He is now being hunted in Death Valley by his ex-best friend Marcus and the law. His lot was cast the day that he meet his future wife Trina in his office. She was with Marcus and she bought a lottery ticket. Well Mac fell for her and Marcus stepped aside. When Mac and Trina married, she won the Lottery for $5000 and became obsessive about the money in gold. Marcus is steamed as he stepped aside and now she is rich so he has the law shut down Mac as he has no official schooling for his dentistry. Trina fearful that they will take her gold away sells everything and takes all Mac earns when he is working. She adds to her stash of gold as they both live as paupers. When Mac has no job and no money, he leaves and Trina moves. Driven to desperation at being poor and hungry he finds Trina and demands the gold.