Film

The Golden God

1917 · 50m · Drama

George Woods is leading a happy and contented life with his wife and little daughter in the small town of Milford when millionaire Cyrus Morton from New York offers to make him his chauffeur. George accepts and goes to the city where he finds everyone preoccupied with the pursuit of wealth. The fever enters his blood, and upon finding Morton's lost wallet, George takes the money and plunges into the stock market. His investment is successful, and from then on he becomes obsessed with money, forgetting his wife and child in his vain pursuit. But even with the vast wealth he accumulates, George finds that he is unhappy. Through his wife Mary's efforts, he finally realizes that true happiness cannot be found in the accumulation of riches, but lies in simpler pleasures.

Alma Hanlon

Mary

Charles Hutchison

George

Florence Short

Estelle

Mary Doyle

Ruth

Al Stearn

Morton

William Hartman

Slatterly

M. Dudley

Daniels

• Robert HageStory

Release date

June 18, 1917

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Drama

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