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Max Wants a Divorce
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Wikipedia article
'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
*List of rediscovered films
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