It was remade in 1992 as a TV-movie, with John Shea as Devlin, Jenny Robertson as Alicia, Jean-Pierre Cassel as Sebastian, and Marisa Berenson as Katarina.I'm an honest businessman, a good husband and a father.I have nothing to conceal.I could not live happily otherwise." A stenographer named Flaemmchen, in Preysing's employ, was due to arrive soon and was to be directed to his Room (#166).Makes it more exciting.' So now, the guy goes home and he starts screwin' his own wife, see.So he screws her for a little bit and then he stops, and he goes out of the room and reads LIFE Magazine.When the door bell rings, he door to the office at 611 Polk Street opens, where McTeague's best friend Marcus Schouler (Jean Hersholt) and Marcus' cousin Trina (Zasu Pitts) are ushered in to take a seat while he finishes his work on Miss Baker (Fanny Midgley).