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Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
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Title: Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

Release Date: 24 Feb 1906

Runtime: 7m

Genre: Fantasy, Comedy

Director: Edison Studios

Production Companies: Edison Studios

Overview: A live-action film adaptation of the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. This silent short film follows the established theme: the “Rarebit Fiend” gorges himself on rarebit and thus suffers spectacular hallucinatory dreams.

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Average Vote: 6.394 (71 votes)

Cast

  • The Fiend: John P. Brawn
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