The Dream Cheater

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

J. Warren Kerrigan

Brandon McShane

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Wedgwood Nowell

Angus Burton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Alice Wilson

Mimi Gascoigne

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Joseph J. Dowling

Shib Mizah

Age : 77 | Popularity : 10%

Tom Guise

Patrick Fitz-George

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Fritzi Brunette

Pauline Mahon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 29%

Aggie Herring

Mrs. Mahon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Sam Sothern

Shamus McShane

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Ernest C. Warde
Writing	Screenplay	Jack Cunningham
	Writer	Honoré de Balzac
Camera	Director of Photography	Arthur L. Todd
Department	Role	Name

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