Max Wants a Divorce
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| name = Max Wants a Divorce
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| director = Max Linder
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| writer = Max Linder
| starring = See below
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| studio = Essanay Studios
| distributor = Essanay Studios
| released = {{Film date|1917|03|26}}
| runtime = 2 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent
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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
- {{IMDb title|id=0181680|title=Max Wants a Divorce}}
- [http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MaxWantsADivorce1917.html Max Wants a Divorce at SilentEra]
- {{Internet Archive short film|id=MaxLinderInMaxWantsADivorce1917|name=Max Wants a Divorce}}
- [http://webzoom.freewebs.com/looking-for-mabel/008%2002%20FEB%20PIXS/Max%20wants%20a%20Divorce.jpg Lantern-slide ad for the film]
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Category:1910s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Max Linder
Category:Silent American comedy short films
Category:Essanay Studios films
Category:English-language comedy short films
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