Max Wants a Divorce

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)

• 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

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.

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Category:1917 films

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