Max Linder Movies

Max is about to make his first call upon a young lady, the daughter of distinguished parents, and he wants to make a good impression. As he dresses...

A young man is seen entering his room and from the many expressions on his worn face one could not doubt that he is just returning from one grand...

A series of comic mishaps in house boxes at a music hall.

In consequence of a first kiss, poor Max finds himself claimed as a property of a persistent damsel. Even his approaching marriage does not deter the...

A dramatic short.

A Max Linder comedy short.

In this three-reeler, the young lady with whom he is in love is sent to a convent to get her away from Max. Max goes after her. While we are not...

Astigmatic, Max apologizes to lampposts, kisses the wrong lady, and is challenged to a duel.

Max and Mick, two brothers, have prepared for a merry spree and are actually stepping into their cab when it occurs to them they are penniless. Lots...

Directed by Édouard-Émile Violet.

Max wants to marry his girl but one man stands in the way. Her guardian. And Max got to find a way to get him to consent.

Polichinelle the servant (called Harlequin in the English language version) rescues his girlfriend from a gang of decadent aristocrats, who have...

Max Linder strays further from his usual haunts of situational comedy, far into straight slapstick as he gets into a dispute over the woman he is...

Max has been invited to meet with his in-laws and must dress formally, but each hat he attempts to wear for the occasion gets destroyed.

The extremely ludicrous adventures of an intoxicated man aboard a yacht.

Max Linder is an ardent suitor for the hand of a somewhat rampageous young lady. The gentle Max suffers sadly from her rough treatment, but at length...

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...

Reminiscences of the early days of cinema and films show in music halls, including extracts. (BFI)