The Dream Cheater (1920)
An adaptation of Balzac's novel set in the roaring twenties, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy. La Peau de chagrin belongs to the Études philosophiques group of Balzac's sequence of novels, La Comédie humaine.
- Date of release
- 1920-04-04
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Horror
- Director
- Ernest C. Warde
Casting
- J. Warren Kerrigan — Brandon McShane
- Wedgwood Nowell — Angus Burton
- Alice Wilson — Mimi Gascoigne
- Joseph J. Dowling — Shib Mizah
- Tom Guise — Patrick Fitz-George
- Fritzi Brunette — Pauline Mahon
- Aggie Herring — Mrs. Mahon
- Sam Sothern — Shamus McShane
Interesting facts
The Dream Cheater is a 1920 American silent horror film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Wedgwood Nowell and Fritzi Brunette. It is based on the 1831 novel La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac.
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