James Patterson Lillian Gish and McTeague's Saloon in San Francisco

Writer James Patterson at McTeague's Saloon in San Francisco. Lillian's letters are on my flash drive. The restaurant derives its name from the Frank Norris novel of the same name that became the incredible 1924 Erich von Stroheim film nine hour "Greed." One of the most starling endings of any film.


Navarro's Silent Film Guide says of the surviving version of "Greed," it is still considered a classic. von Stroheim famously accused the film editors of "butchery." Leading lady Zasu Pitts is strangely attractive as Trina. I could not immediately find a Lillian quote on the film and her autobiography, "The Movies, Mr. Griffith and Me," does not mention the film or its director.

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