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- DirectorLouis J. GasnierMax LinderStarsMax LinderGeorges MoncaLucien NonguetMax Linder's behavior when he applied for a job as a Pathé Frères moving picture actor, was such a good joke on him that it was decided to make a film of the event, and accordingly. Max was called upon to play the lead. He was serious for once in his life, when he offered his services, and to see Max serious is really amusing. The first film for which he posed was '"Mr. Henpeck," and the rough deal he received, caused Max to forget that he was acting, and he turned suddenly upon one of his co-workers, whose duty it was to abuse him, and a rough and tumble fight ensued. The belligerents could not be parted until a stream of water was turned on them, and as soon as he could speak through anger and water, Max resigned, but reconsidered his decision later on, as his many admirers well know.
- DirectorLucien NonguetStarsMax LinderMax has purchased a new bathtub, but bathing in it proves to be more difficult than he anticipated.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderJean LeuvielleMarcelle LeuvielleThe story of this film is particularly interesting, because our old friend Max has recently undergone a very serious operation, and this is his first reappearance. He plays this little sketch with a view of assuring his friends that he has entirely recovered, and he is ably assisted by his sister and father and mother. In the picture Max arrives at his home town, is met at the station by his sister, who accompanies him home, where he meets his father and mother and all the pets of the household. The story is built around these pets and is a corking good comedy.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderJane RenouardtStacia NapierkowskaMax and his friend, who came to visit him in Paris both fall in love with his new maid. The girl is very friendly, and while one plays the piano, she dances with the other - and they are so happy that even the decor dances at the rhythm.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderLucy d'OrbelMax and Dora, his fiancée, are together with some friends, playing at tennis. Dora wearies of this, and, dilating on the pleasures of a dip in the briny, leaves the tennis court, and makes Max accompany her to the shore. Here they enter two bathing machines, and both emerge attired in bathing dress. Dora plunges into the sea with delight, but Max, who has a dread of water, lingers at the edge of the waves. In vain Dora urges him to join her. He remains on the shore until she returns to the bathing machine. Dora expresses her contempt of his conduct in no uncertain terms; further, she attaches one of her rings to a piece of ribbon and throws it into the sea, vowing she will not marry Max until he brings it back to her. Max makes valiant attempts to conquer his aversion to water, both on the shore and later, on returning home, by experiments with a home-made shower bath; but his efforts are fruitless. He is dining that evening with some friends. Fish is served, and the host comes upon a ring suspended from a ribbon. Max, greatly excited, snatches it from his host, empties the contents of the water decanter on his own head, and, after embracing his friends, takes his departure. Max seeks Dora and presents her with the ring. He recounts his imaginary adventures, and she embraces him warmly.
- DirectorRené LeprinceMax LinderStarsMax LinderJane RenouardtHenri CollenMax is a stage struck youth, and because of a deep-seated desire to go on the stage, refuses to consent to a marriage his father has planned for him. The girl, whom Max has never met, is also stage struck, and entertains no wish of marrying him, though her mother is anxious to see her make the alliance. The parents finally manage to bring the young people together, and they, in turn, exert all their skill in an attempt to disgust each other. An accidental meeting between the two when they are off guard causes them to change their minds, and, as a climax of the scene, we see them gently clasped in each other's arms. The scene following, and the last one, is subtitled, Six Months Later. The girl appears with a baby in her arms in a filthy tenement house. Max enters as a broken-down sport, and demands money from her. She refuses to part with her last cent, and, in the quarrel and struggle that follows, he kills her, and then - the curtain falls and the spectator discovers that he has been witnessing Max and his wife in a drama within a drama. They have fulfilled their stage ambitions, besides satisfying their parents.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderStacia NapierkowskaGeorges GorbyMax Linder again to the fore as a lover who undertakes to convince Papa that Max is the son-in-law he is going to have. Of course, the girl has decided that no one will do but Max, and with these two agreeable, there is nothing for father to do but comply, although he makes many brave and amusing attempts to avoid losing his daughter to the fickle Max.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderLucy d'OrbelGeorges GorbyMax is invited to join his uncle for a holiday, but he hasn't invited his wife, so he sneaks her in in his suitcase, always hiding her from his uncle...
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderGabrielle LangeGeorges GorbyOnce more Max adopts subterfuge in order to pursue his amours, but, unfortunately, pa requests attention to his cornuted extremities. Max is forcibly ejected for his "pains," and suffers, in addition, from an encounter with the genuine pedal performer.
- DirectorMax LinderLucien NonguetStarsMax LinderLéon BelièresCharles de RochefortMax and his young bride attempt to enjoy an Alpine honeymoon, despite the presence of her mother.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderAlta AllenCaroline RankinMax is determined to woo Mary, despite her Aunt Agatha's disapproval.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderAlta AllenBetty K. PetersonAfter breaking a mirror in his home, superstitious Max tries to avoid situations which could bring bad luck-- but in doing so, causes himself the worst luck imaginable.
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderBull MontanaFrank CookeThis delightful burlesque of Alexandre Dumas' famous adventure narrative (and then-leading screen swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks' hit films) represented one of writer/director/star Max Linder's attempts to conquer Hollywood on its own turf. He'd been an enormous star in early silent cinema, influencing the style of such subsequent silent comedy luminaries as Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton. But his health suffered after he was gassed fighting for France in World War I. Despite the support of Chaplin himself (among others), his subsequent career in America never reached the popular heights he had at home. The commercial failure of this final U.S. effort seems particularly bewildering now, since THE THREE MUST-GET-THERES holds up so well. This spoof has the antic star as Dart-in-Again, a rapier-wielding dandy with a lovelorn horse (pining for the cow it left behind in the country) and a tendency to make an idiot of himself whilst attempting to conquer the forces of tyranny. Making scant effort to hide its incongruous modern Southern California backdrops, the movie is full of gags both slapstick and absurdist. Critics gratefully received it at the time. Audiences? Not so much. - Dennis Harvey
- DirectorMaud LinderStarsMax LinderMaud LinderSarah BernhardtA documentary with many excerpts from the films of French movie pioneer Max Linder, narrated by his daughter.