''Max Wants a Divorce'' is a 1917 American short film directed by
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) (1 ...
.
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
The ''Moving Picture World'' was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, ''Moving Picture World'' frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios.
I ...
'' (April 7, 1917)
Cast
*
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) (1 ...
as Max
*
Martha Mansfield
Martha Mansfield (born Martha Ehrlich; July 14, 1899 – November 30, 1923) was an American actress in silent films and vaudeville stage plays.
Early life
She was born in New York City to Maurice and Harriett Gibson Ehrlich. She had a younger sis ...
as Max's Wife (billed as Martha Early)
*
Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist.
Biography
Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson wa ...
*
Francine Larrimore
Francine Larrimore (born Francine La Remee, August 22, 1898 – March 7, 1975) was a French-born American stage and screen actress.
Biography
Born in Verdun, France, Larrimore came to the United States when a child. She was educated in New ...
*
Ernest Maupain
Ernest Maupain (1869–1944) was a French film actor who appeared in many American films during the silent era. He played the role of Professor Moriarty in the 1916 Essanay Studios film ''Sherlock Holmes''.Kabatchnik p.167
Selected filmography
* ' ...
*
Leo White
Leo White (November 10, 1882 – September 20, 1948), Leo Weiss, was a German-born British-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films.
Biography
Born in Germany, White grew up in England where ...
*
Mathilde Comont
Mathilde Comont (9 September 1886 – 21 June 1938), credited also as Mathilda Caumont, was a French-born American actress, primarily of the silent era.
Biography
Born in Bordeaux, she appeared in films in her native country, particularly ...
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
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival is a film festival first held in 1996 and presented annually at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, California, United States. It is the largest silent film festival in the United States, although the largest ...
on 1 June 2014.
See also
*
List of rediscovered films
This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films which were not wholly lost.
For a fil ...
External links
*
''Max Wants a Divorce'' at SilentEra*
Lantern-slide ad for the film
1917 films
1917 comedy films
1917 short films
American silent short films
1910s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Max Linder
Silent American comedy films
Essanay Studios films
American comedy short films
1910s American films
{{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub