Daydreams

1928 0h 25m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A young cleaning woman in a boarding-house relieves the drudgery of her job by daydreaming that a foreign student at the house, who she believes is interested in her, is actually a wealthy nobleman who sweeps her off on a romantic journey.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elsa Lanchester
Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence
Harold Warrender
Count Pornay
Charles Laughton
Lecherous Boarder / Ram Das in Dream Sequence
Dorice Fordred
Maggie
Marie Wright
Landlady

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivor Montagu
Writers: Frank Wells, H. G. Wells
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivor Montagu, shot by Freddie Young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Elsa Lanchester and Harold Warrender and Charles Laughton carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0018817 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivor Montagu directs. Freddie Young behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
298 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ivor Montagu, shot by Freddie Young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Elsa Lanchester and Harold Warrender and Charles Laughton carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0018817 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.