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Dreams That Money Can Buy
Genres
DramaFantasy
Overview
An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve his customer's lives. This frame story serves as a link between several avant-garde sequences created by leading visual artists of their day, most of whom were emigres to the US during WWII.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1947-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
19
Vote Average
5.895
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jack Bittner
Joe / Narcissus
Dorothy Griffith
Libby Holman
Josh White
Stanley Kubrick
Theatre Extra
Max Ernst
Le President
Norma Cazanjian
Doris Okerson
John La Touche
The Gangster
Ethel Beseda
Mrs. A.
Samuel Cohen
Mr. A.
Jo Fontaine-Maison
Herb Campbell
The man
Bernard Friend
Policeman
Evelyn Hausman
Julie Lary
Anthony Laterie
The blind man
Jo Mitchell
Ray Pippitt
Miriam Raeburn
Arthur Seymour
Ruth Subotka
Valerie Tite
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