The Dream Cheater

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Ernest C. Warde

Writers

Jack Cunningham, Honoré de Balzac

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

4 April 1920

Ensemble

Cast

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  J. Warren Kerrigan

  Brandon McShane

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  Wedgwood Nowell

  Angus Burton

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  Alice Wilson

  Mimi Gascoigne

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  Joseph J. Dowling

  Shib Mizah

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  Tom Guise

  Patrick Fitz-George

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  Fritzi Brunette

  Pauline Mahon

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  Aggie Herring

  Mrs. Mahon

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  Sam Sothern

  Shamus McShane