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.

Released

1920-04-04

Genres

Horror

Runtime

60 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ernest C. Warde, Jack Cunningham

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 1 votes