The Golden Supper (1910): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1910, The Golden Supper is a notable film directed by D.W. Griffith, running about 14 minutes.

What it’s about. Julian loves his cousin and foster sister Camilla, who is wooed and won by Lionel, his friend and rival. He is a witness to their marriage and after the ceremony he departs heartbroken to his own house. Utopian was the existence of Lionel and Camilla, until some time later Camilla is seized with a serious illness, and Lionel's grief knew no bounds when he heard "That low knell tolling his lady dead." "She had lain three days without a pulse all that look'd on her had pronounced her dead, So they bore her, for in Julian's land they never nail a dumb head up in elm, bore her free-faced to the free airs of heaven, and laid her in the vault of her own kin." Julian learns of the death of Camilla, and hastens to the house, arriving in time to see the funeral cortège moving slowly towards the sepulcher. Following in its wake he exclaims, "Now, now, will 1 go down into the grave; I will be all alone with all I love."

Who’s in it. The Golden Supper stars Dorothy West as Camilla, Edwin August as Prince Julian, Charles West as Lionel - Julian's Rival and Claire McDowell as Lady-in-Waiting, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.5/10, The Golden Supper has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Golden Supper page.