Max Wants a Divorce

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.