''Be My Wife'' is a 1921 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
written, directed, and starring
Max Linder
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
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Plot
As described in a
film magazine
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Max (Linder) is seeking the hand of Mary (Allen), but he has a rival and her Aunt Agatha (Rankin) objects to him. He disguises himself as a music teacher, but a dog "Pal" discovers him. Max falls over a fence and becomes unconscious. He dreams that he is married but cannot shake the aunt. There is a wife who suspects her husband of flirting and retaliates by picking a few lovers herself. Just as the marital difficulties are settled, Max wakes up. He then attempts to win over his sweetheart by impersonating a burglar in a terrific struggle with himself in an adjoining room while Mary, his rival, and Aunt Agatha listen to the fight. He steps forth "victorious and wins her hand, and the crabby aunt accepts him as her nephew-in-law.
Cast
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Max Linder
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
as Max, the Fiancé
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Alta Allen as Mary, the Girl
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Caroline Rankin as Aunt Agatha
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Lincoln Stedman
Lincoln Stedman (May 18, 1907 – March 22, 1948) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Stedman was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child to Marshall Stedman and silent film beauty Myrtle Stedman. Stedman had a career in films da ...
as Archie
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Rose Dione
Claudine Rosalie Gras (1 January 1877 – 1 January 1936), professionally known as Rose Dione, was a French-American actress who appeared in numerous silent era and pre-code films.
She appeared in more than 60 films between 1910 and 1 ...
as Madame Coralie
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Charles McHugh as Mr. Madame Coralie
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Viora Daniel
Viora Daniel (1902–1980) was an American film actress of the silent era.Foster p.33 She appeared in around twenty films, including several shorts, in a mixture of lead and supporting roles.
Selected filmography
* '' The Fourteenth Man'' (1920) ...
as Mrs. Du Pont
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Arthur Clayton as Mr. Du Pont
References
External links
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Progressive Silent Film List: ''Be My Wife''at silentera.com
1921 films
American black-and-white films
1921 comedy films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Max Linder
Silent American comedy films
1920s American films
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