Synopsis
A 1909 Gaumont nickelodeon drama about a gambler, with a dream sequence in which chess pieces move across the board on their own.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Pickles N' Sheep · Spuzz · 2016-08-01
This rather strange film, yes, documents (I think) the troubles of gambling.. In this instance, CHESS is the taboo game here. A Mr. Sheep is losing his mind I guess after playing too much, and stays at home and he greets Mr Pickles for a game at home. One moment, who the hell thought of these names? Soon, fervent playing causes the two men to fall asleep. Sheep has an ultrabizarre dream, something about losing a chess game then having his identity taken over I guess? and that makes him give up the chess game for good. Surreal (Mr Pickles' hair is one for the ages) and bizarre, though it's…