Summary
In this 1924 cinematic curiosity, Dr. Harry’s psyche becomes a battleground for gastronomic consequences after an ill-advised indulgence in lobster. The narrative eschews traditional linear progression for a surrealist exploration of the subconscious, where a shared nightmare links the protagonist with his companion, Ned. As Harry traverses a dreamscape defined by the guilt of a phantom homicide, Ned simultaneously experiences the terror of being the victim. This synchronized nocturnal delusion creates a fascinating psychological tether between the two men, while Doris Deane, portraying the wife, serves as a grounded, almost indifferent contrast to their frantic mental states. The film culminates in a paradoxical moral concerning domestic trust, punctuated by the doctor’s lingering paranoia as he physically secures the boundaries of his reality against the ghosts of his own indigestion.
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Dr. Harry has a terrible dream after eating lobster. He dreamed he killed Ned, and Ned dreamed he was killed. Only the wife sleeps peacefully. The moral is: Trust your wife, but Dr. Harry locks cousin's door.
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