The Dream Cheater

The Dream Cheater — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 4, 1920
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Genres
• Horror
• Director
• Ernest C. Warde

The Dream Cheater — Cast

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