(The Dream Cheater)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Horror

Runtime:

60 minutes

Year:

1920

Directors:

Ernest C. Warde

Production companies:

Robert Brunton Productions

Actors:

Brandon McShane

Angus Burton

Mimi Gascoigne

Shib Mizah

Patrick Fitz-George

Crews:

Writer

Director

Screenplay

Director of Photography