''A Curious Dream'' is a 1907 short drama film based on

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Fau ...

's short story of the same name, collected in '' Sketches New and Old''. Twain himself provided the following testimonial: "Gentlemen: I authorize the Vitagraph Company of America to make a moving picture from my 'Curious Dream'. I have their picture of John Barter, examining his gravestone, and find it frightfully and deliciously humorous".

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* * 1907 films American black-and-white films Films based on short fiction Films based on works by Mark Twain Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton Vitagraph Studios short films 1907 drama films 1907 short films Silent American drama short films 1900s American films 1900s English-language films English-language drama short films {{1900s-US-film-stub