An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve his customer's lives. This frame story serves as a link between several avant-garde sequences created by leading visual artists of their day, most of whom were emigres to the US during WWII.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| JJack BittnerJoe / Narcissus | Joe / Narcissus |
| DDorothy GriffithNot listed | Not listed |
| LLibby HolmanNot listed | Not listed |
| JJosh WhiteNot listed | Not listed |
 Stanley KubrickTheatre Extra | Theatre Extra |
| MMax ErnstLe President | Le President |
| NNorma CazanjianNot listed | Not listed |
| DDoris OkersonNot listed | Not listed |
| JJohn La ToucheThe Gangster | The Gangster |
| EEthel BesedaMrs. A. | Mrs. A. |
| SSamuel CohenMr. A. | Mr. A. |
| JJo Fontaine-MaisonNot listed | Not listed |
| HHerb CampbellThe man | The man |
| BBernard FriendPoliceman | Policeman |
| EEvelyn HausmanNot listed | Not listed |
| JJulie LaryNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnthony LaterieThe blind man | The blind man |
| JJo MitchellNot listed | Not listed |
| RRay PippittNot listed | Not listed |
| MMiriam RaeburnNot listed | Not listed |
| AArthur SeymourNot listed | Not listed |
| VValerie TiteNot listed | Not listed |
| RRuth SobotkaThe Girl | The Girl |