Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

6 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Feb. 24, 1906

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.

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

6 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Feb. 24, 1906

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Edison Manufacturing Company
Original title Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
Directors Wallace McCutcheon Sr., Edwin S. Porter
Writers Winsor McCay

Cast

John P. Brawn

as The Fiend