Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
Daniel Plainview
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Henry
Fletcher Hamilton
H.W. Plainview
Elizabeth
Mary Sunday
H. B. Ailman
Abel Sunday
Prescott
Signal Hill Man
Signal Hill Married Man
Signal Hill Woman
Mr. Bankside
Mrs. Bankside
Al Rose
H.M. Tilford
Adult H.W. Plainview
Signal Hill Man (uncredited)
Fanny Clark (uncredited)
Blacksmith (uncredited)
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