The man — Dreams That Money Can Buy Character Profile

About The man

A character featured in the 'Ruth, Roses and Revolvers' dream sequence who interacts with a book of the same name, turning it around to reveal a photograph of the author amidst imagery of wounded soldiers.

Character Facts

Played by

Herb Campbell

Appears in

Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• The man — Meta Dream Manifestation — Joe / Narcissus (Jack Bittner)

  The man exists as a psychological projection within Joe's crafted dream narrative.

• The man — Narrative Dream Vs Reality — The Girl (Ruth Sobotka)

  A narrative juxtaposition between activist reality and avant-garde dream logic.

• The man — Narrative Dream Vs Reality — The Gangster (John La Touche)

  A narrative contrast between criminal action and surreal visual abstraction.

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• The blind man (Anthony Laterie)
• The Gangster (John La Touche)
• Mrs. A. (Ethel Beseda)
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