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Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

1906Short⏱️ 7mNot Rated
ShortComedyFantasy
6.7
IMDB Rating
2,132 votes

The fiend faces the spectacular mind-bending consequences of his free-wheeling rarebit binge.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jack Brawn
Release Date
February 19, 1906
Language
None, English
Country
United States
🏆 1
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💬 20
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Jack Brawn
as The Rarebit Fiend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Edison Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

national film registrygluttonytoastwelsh rarebitdream sequence

🎯 Categories

ComedyFantasyShort

⭐ Featured Review

A Weird, Interesting Feature
by Snow Leopard2004-11-10

"With a slight but bizarre story, and all kinds of special visual effects, this is one of the weirder but more interesting features of its era. It's not really a great film, since some parts of it don't quite work as well, but it's very interesting, and it would still be interesting even if it had been made some years later. The story comes from some of Winsor McCay's comic strips about the "Rarebit Fiend", and the offbeat material indeed seems ready-made for cinema. There is just enough to the scenario to allow for a wide range of camera effects. Several sequence..."

💡 Did You Know?

Based on the comic strip of the same name by Winsor McKay. This was the Edison Company's most popular film release in 1906, selling 192 copies during the year.

📖 Synopsis

The fiend faces the spectacular mind-bending consequences of his free-wheeling rarebit binge.