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Auction History Result V360 GREED vintage 8x10 still '25 Erich von Stroheim Date Sold 5/25/2004Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10" Movie Still (Learn More) Greed, the classic 1925 Erich von Stroheim silent quest-for-money-and-what-it-does-to-people melodrama (about the sudden fortune won from a lottery that fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved; "From the famous novel 'McTeague' by Frank Norris"; "Screen adaptation and scenario by Erich von Stroheim and June Mathis") starring Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Chester Conklin, and Sylvia Ashton. Note that the movie was filmed in 1923 but problems with editing the film to a manageable length delayed it's premier until December 1924 and the general release to January 1925! Also note that, sadly, much of the film is completely lost, but amazingly, dedicated fans reconstructed a 239 minute version of the movie in 1999, using still photographs to fill in the many missing sections! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that on this still there is a printed paper snipe attached to the back describing the scene on the front (there is a long paragraph describing Von Stroheim's "latest production", Greed, which "promises to be one of the biggest pictures of the year". The still also has a Photoplay Magazine stamp on the back. The name of the photographer "Britton" is printed at the lower left of the front of the still with a "1923" beneath it. Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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