The Gold Obsession
About The Gold Obsession
An artist paints a country girl in his attic. The landlord wants the rent. He has no money, and when the model tries to comfort him he throws her out. Dancing safes appear. He pulls bags of gold from them. A fairy takes him to a palace, where soldiers march and women dance. The model tries to pawn her jewelry for the rent. A rain of fire starts, and he wakes in the studio, set on killing himself.
Cast & crew
More about The Gold Obsession
Segundo de Chomón and Lucien Nonguet are credited with the direction. The French title is L'Obsession de l'or. Wikidata dates the release October 5, 1906.
Themes
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The gold, the palace, and the fire are the artist's dream.
- He wakes bent on suicide. The synopsis does not show him dying.
- Nonguet shares the direction credit with Chomón.
Scenes
- Safes dance and give up bags of coins.
- Fire falls, and he wakes in the attic.
