The Dream Cheater

The Dream Cheater
Directed by	Ernest C. Warde
Written by	Jack Cunningham
Based on	La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac
Starring	J. Warren Kerrigan Wedgwood Nowell Fritzi Brunette
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Production company	Robert Brunton Productions
Distributed by	Hodkinson Pictures
Release date	April 4, 1920 (1920-04-04)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Dream Cheater is a 1920 American silent horror film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Wedgwood Nowell and Fritzi Brunette.[1] It is based on the 1831 novel La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac.

Plot

Cast

• J. Warren Kerrigan as Brandon McShane
• Wedgwood Nowell as Angus Burton
• Alice Wilson as Mimi Gascoigne
• Joseph J. Dowling as Shib Mizah
• Tom Guise as Patrick Fitz-George
• Fritzi Brunette as Pauline Mahon
• Aggie Herring as Mrs. Mahon
• Sam Sothern as Shamus McShane

References

1. Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.161

Bibliography

• Soister, John T., Nicolella, Henry & Joyce, Steve. American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland, 2014.

External links

• The Dream Cheater at IMDb