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Dreams That Money Can Buy

  • 1947
  • Approved
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1K
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Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
DramaFantasy

After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.

  • Director
    • Hans Richter
  • Writers
    • Hans Richter
    • David Vern
    • Hans Rehfisch
  • Stars
    • Jack Bittner
    • Libby Holman
    • Josh White
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hans Richter
    • Writers
      • Hans Richter
      • David Vern
      • Hans Rehfisch
    • Stars
      • Jack Bittner
      • Libby Holman
      • Josh White
    • 15User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Jack Bittner
    • Joe…
    Libby Holman
    Libby Holman
    Josh White
    Norma Cazanjian
      Doris Okerson
      John La Touche
      • The Gangster
      • (as John Latouche)
      Herb Campbell
      • A man - hands
      Ethel Beseda
      • Mrs. A.
      • (uncredited)
      Samuel Cohen
      • Mr. A
      • (uncredited)
      Max Ernst
      Max Ernst
      • Le President
      • (uncredited)
      Jo Fontaine-Maison
      • The girl
      • (uncredited)
      Bernard Friend
      • Policeman
      • (uncredited)
      Bernard Graves
      • The male voice
      • (uncredited)
      Dorothy Griffith
        Evelyn Hausman
          Julien Lary
          • The man
          • (uncredited)
          Anthony Laterie
          • The blind man
          • (uncredited)
          Jo Mitchell
            • Director
              • Hans Richter
            • Writers
              • Hans Richter
              • David Vern
              • Hans Rehfisch
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            • Trivia
              An experimental film shot for $25,000 in a Manhattan loft. It opened in New York in March, 1947 and went on to win the Venice Film Festival Award for the best original contribution to the progress of cinematography.
            • Quotes
              • (singing on soundtrack): Oh Venus was born out of sea-foam / oh Venus was born out of brine / but a girl of today / if she is grade A / is assembled upon the assembly line
            • Connections
              Featured in Cocteau Marais - Un couple mythique (2013)
            • Soundtracks
              The Girl with the Pre-Fabricated Heart
              Lyrics by John La Touche
              Sung by Libby Holman and Josh White, accompanied by Norma Cazanjian and Doris Okerson

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            Details

            • Release date
              • March 28, 1956 (France)
            • Country of origin
              • United States
            • Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • Snovi koji se mogu kupiti za novac
            • Filming locations
              • New York City, New York, USA
            • Production company
              • Art of This Century Films
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            Tech specs

            • Runtime
              • 1h 39m(99 min)
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.37 : 1

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