The Dream Cheater
1920 · 60 min
Horror
★ 8.0not streaming
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.
Crew
- Director Ernest C. Warde
- Screenplay Jack Cunningham
- Writer Honoré de Balzac
- Director of Photography Arthur L. Todd
Cast
Crew
- Director — Ernest C. Warde
- Screenplay — Jack Cunningham
- Writer — Honoré de Balzac
- Director of Photography — Arthur L. Todd
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