Max Wants a Divorce
| Max Wants a Divorce | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Max Linder |
| Written by | Max Linder |
| Starring | See below |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Essanay Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English language intertitles |
Max Wants a Divorce is a 1917 American short film directed by Max Linder.
Plot
Max is forced to choose between losing his newly-wedded wife and a fortune. He hits upon a brilliant scheme: He will give his wife grounds for a divorce, secure the money, and then make his ex-wife Mrs. Linder again. He goes through any amount of trouble in helping her to get the necessary evidence, only to find that it is all a mistake on the part of a stupid lawyer - the money and the wife are both to be his. -- Edward Weitzel, Moving Picture World (April 7, 1917)
Cast
- Max Linder as Max
- Martha Mansfield as Max's Wife (billed as Martha Early)
- Helen Ferguson
- Francine Larrimore
- Ernest Maupain
- Leo White
- Mathilde Comont as the Loony Diva
Premiere and preservation status
The film premiered at the Strand Theatre in New York City on 26 March 1917. A restored print was presented by Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival on 1 June 2014.
See also
External links
- Max Wants a Divorce at IMDb
- Max Wants a Divorce at SilentEra
- The short film Max Wants a Divorce is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Lantern-slide ad for the film
