The Double Incarnation of William Sheep

1913 DramaHorror Directed by Georges-André Lacroix

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About The Double Incarnation of William Sheep

A young gambler plays chess with his creditor to clear the debt. During the game he dreams of a man who can take his identity. The double moves into his life.

Cast & crew

More about The Double Incarnation of William Sheep

Georges-André Lacroix directed and produced this Gaumont short, also called La double incarnation de William Sheep and Gambler's Choice. EOFFTV gives 315 metres, black and white and tinted, and calls it a one-act condensation in the line of Der Student von Prag (1913). A listed theatrical date is November 5, 1913.

Themes

  • a chess game for a debt
  • a double who takes the player's life
  • William Sheep
  • chess
  • double
  • gambler
  • Gaumont
  • Student of Prague

Preservation

Long treated as lost. A print is on the Internet Archive.

Notes

  • The French title is La double incarnation de William Sheep.
  • It was treated as lost for years. A print is now on the Internet Archive as WilliamSheep.
  • EOFFTV files it as a short remake of the 1913 Student of Prague.
  • The chess game is the frame. The double appears in the dream.

Scenes

  • The gambler faces his creditor over the chessboard.
  • In the dream a man steps into his identity.

Influenced by

  • Der Student von Prag (1913)

Also available

  • Internet Archive (WilliamSheep)