The Dream Cheater

1920 • 1h 0m • Horror

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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

Status

Released