The Dream Cheater

Overview

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.

Details

• Status Released
• Release Date April 4, 1920
• Budget N/A
• Revenue N/A
• Production Robert Brunton Productions