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===Casting=== [[File:Souls for Sale (1923) - Greed fragment.webm|thumb|left|thumbtime=19|Scene of the film ''[[Souls for Sale]]'', showing von Stroheim directing Jean Hersholt in a screen test for ''Greed'']] With the exception of [[Jean Hersholt]], all of the main actors in ''Greed'' were regulars of von Stroheim's earlier films, a group dubbed the "Stroheim Stock Company".{{sfn|Finler|1972|pp=17β18}} [[Gibson Gowland]] had previously appeared in ''[[Blind Husbands]]'' and returned to the U.S. from Scotland for the role of John McTeague. [[Cesare Gravina]], who played the junkman Zerkow, and [[Dale Fuller (actor)|Dale Fuller]], the lottery-ticket seller Maria, had both appeared in ''Foolish Wives'' and would later appear in ''The Merry Widow''. Other actors in von Stroheim's Stock Company included [[Sidney Bracey]], [[Mae Busch]], [[George Fawcett]], [[Maude George]], [[Hughie Mack]] and [[George Nichols (actor)|George Nichols]].{{sfn|Finler|1972|pp=17β18}} Trina was the most difficult role to cast, and [[ZaSu Pitts]] was hired at the last minute,{{sfn|Lennig|2000|p=190}} after von Stroheim had rejected both [[Claire Windsor]] and [[Colleen Moore]].{{sfn|Curtiss|1971|p=165}} Pitts had previously acted only in comedic roles; ''Greed'' was her first dramatic part. The actress later appeared in both ''[[The Wedding March (1928 film)|The Wedding March]]'' and ''[[Hello, Sister! (1933 film)|Hello, Sister!]]'' Von Stroheim said that Pitts was "the greatest psychopathological actress in the American cinema" and that "she should not be in comedy, for she is the greatest of all tragediennes."{{sfnm|1a1=Finler|1y=1972|1p=17|2a1=Koszarski|2y=1983|2p=119|3a1=Wakeman|3y=1987|3p=1074}} Von Stroheim had met casually with Jean Hersholt to discuss the role of Marcus Schouler, but he was initially reluctant to cast him. However, after Hersholt adjusted his appearance and wardrobe to more closely resemble Schouler, von Stroheim changed his mind on the spot.{{sfn|Finler|1972|pp=22β23}} With the exception of Gowland, von Stroheim shot extensive [[screen test]]s of all the other actors at Goldwyn with cinematographer [[Paul Ivano]].{{sfn|Koszarski|1983|p=119}} A scene from the Goldwyn film ''[[Souls for Sale]]'' is thought to be behind-the-scenes footage of von Stroheim directing ''Greed'', but it actually depicts him directing Hersholt during one of these screen tests.{{sfn|Koszarski|1983|p=122}}
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