The Magic Skin
Cast & Crew
Richard Ridgely
Everett Butterfield
Mabel Trunnelle
Bigelow Cooper
Frank A. Lyon
William West
Film Details
Synopsis
Hounded by creditors, Ralph Valentine eagerly accepts money from his servant, Joseph, to live in Paris and pursue his musical endeavors. Pauline Gardin, the daughter of his new Parisian landlady, captures his heart, but Flora Margot, an exotic beauty, captures him for her own amusement. Driven to please the demanding Flora, Ralph attempts to purchase an antique necklace for her but, while waiting for the shopkeeper to assist him, falls asleep. Now the antique dealer turns into Mephistopheles and offers to sell Ralph an ancient skin that will grant him his every desire in exchange for his soul. Bending to temptation, Ralph buys the skin and revels in the new-found pleasures. With every wish, however, the skin shrinks, and as it grows smaller, Ralph's health degenerates. Weary of Ralph, Flora moves on to another lover, while Pauline, still desperately in love with him, drowns herself. The skin disappears and Ralph dies with it, following his soul to Hell. Before the visions become too grotesque, however, Ralph wakes in the antique shop. Reformed by his dream, he returns to Pauline and marries her.
Director
Richard Ridgely
Cast
Everett Butterfield
Mabel Trunnelle
Bigelow Cooper
Frank A. Lyon
William West
George A. Wright
Nellie Grant
Harry Linson
Sally Crute
Herbert Prior
Crew
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Notes
The working title of this film was The Asses' Skin.
