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). The film is considered a lost film. Cast Holbrook Blinn as McTeague Fania Marinoff 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 See also List of lost films References Notes External links 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