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Max Linder
silent comedian of France

short profile movies of Max Linder works about Max Linder links

"For the unique Max, the great master – his student Charles Chaplin"
— film dedication, circa 1926

Links
Max Linder entry at Wikipedia
Max Linder credits [over 200! from 1905-1927] at Internet Movie Database
DVDs of Max Linder at Amazon

U.K. Max Linder fansite
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/archive/film/max_linder.htm

Magic Lantern's Cinema of France Pages

Movies of Max Linder
Max Linder credits [over 200! from 1905-1927] at Internet Movie Database
DVDs of Max Linder at Amazon

"Laugh With Max Linder!" on DVD [1963] Produced, written, directed & narrated by (daughter) Maud Linder Image Ent. b&w DVD [9/2003] for $22.49 features "Seven Years Bad Luck" [1921 silent feature], along with "Troubles of A Grasswidower" [1912 short]; "Love's Surprises" [1913 short]; "Max Takes A Picture" [1913 short]; "Max Sets The Style" [1914 short]; and surviving 13-minute excerpt of "Be My Wife" [1921 silent feature] video credits at IMDb

"The Actors: Rare Films of Max Linder" [2009] Classic Video Streams DVD [8/2009] for $14.99 contains "Le Premier Cigare d'un Collégien (His First Cigar)" [1906]; "Max Patineur (Max Learns To Skate)" [1907]; "La Vie de Polichinelle (The Legend of Polichinelle)" [1907]; "Max et La Doctoresse (Max and The Lady Doctor)" [1909]; "Max et sa Belle Mère (Max and His Mother-in-Law)" [1910]; "Max Prend un Bain (Max Takes A Bath)" [1910]; "Max, Victime du Quinquina (Max and The Quinquina)" [1911]; "Max et Jane Veulent Faire du Yhéâtre (Max Plays At Drama)" [1911]; "Max Veut Grandir (Max Gets Stuck Up)" [1912]; "Max et son Chien Dick (Max and His Dog)" [1912]; "Max a Peur des Chiens (Max Fears The Dogs)" [1912]; "Max et La Statue (Max and The Statue)" [1912]; "Max Jongleur par Amour (Max Juggles For Love)" [1912]; "Max Reprend sa Liberté (Troubles of A Grass Widower)" [1912]; "Le Chapeau de Max (Max's Hat)" [1913]; and the surviving 13-minute excerpt of "Be My Wife" [1921 silent feature]

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"Le Premier Cigare d'un Collégien (His First Cigar)" [1906]
"Max Patineur (Max Learns To Skate)" [1907]
"La Vie de Polichinelle (The Story of The Harlequin)" [1907]
"Max et La Doctoresse (Max and The Lady Doctor)" [1909]

"Roméo se fait bandit (Romeo Turns Bandit)" [1909]
Directed by & starring Romeo Bosetti; also starring Max Linder /tt0292213/ B00005JA9C

"Max et sa Belle Mère (Max and His Mother-in-Law)" [1910]
"Max Prend un Bain (Max Takes A Bath)" [1910]
"Max, Victime du Quinquina (Max and The Quinquina)" [1911]
"Max et Jane Veulent Faire du Yhéâtre (Max Plays At Drama)" [1911]
"Max Veut Grandir (Max Gets Stuck Up)" [1912]
"Troubles of A Grasswidower" [1912 short]
"Max et son Chien Dick (Max and His Dog)" [1912]
"Max a Peur des Chiens (Max Fears The Dogs)" [1912]
"Max et La Statue (Max and The Statue)" [1912]
"Max Jongleur par Amour (Max Juggles For Love)" [1912]
"Max Reprend sa Liberté (Troubles of A Grass Widower)" [1912]
"Le Chapeau de Max (Max's Hat)" [1913]
"Love's Surprises" [1913 short]
"Max Takes A Picture" [1913 short]
"Max Sets The Style" [1914 short]

"N'Embrassez pas Votre Bonne" [Pathé Frères April 1914 silent short] Written & directed by and starring Max Linder; co-starring Paulette Lorsy poster available in 4 sizes at AllPosters.com credits at IMDb

surviving 13-minute excerpt of "Be My Wife" [1921 silent feature]
"Seven Years Bad Luck" [1921 silent feature]
"The Three Must-Get-Theres" [1922]
"King of The Circus" [1924]
"Au secours!" aka "Help!" [1924]
"Chevalier Barkas" [1925]

Works About Max Linder

	"L'Homme au Chapeau de Soie (The Man In The Silk Hat)" documentary feature [indep France 1963, USA 1983] Produced, written, directed & narrated by (daughter) Maud Linder Kino Video b&w VHS [7/92] out of prodn/used Cam Records soundtrack CD [3/99] 16 tracks out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb
	"The Ciné Goes To Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914" [1994] by Richard Abel Univ CA Press 10x6¾ pb [6/98] for $37.15 Univ CA Press 10½x7½ hardcover [3/94] out of print/used
	"Stars and Stardom In French Cinema" [2000] by Ginette Vincendeau chapters/subjects include: Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Juliette Binoche, Louis de Funes, Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Jean Gabin, Max Linder {"the world's first film star"}, and Jeanne Moreau {and the New Wave) Continuum Intl. Publng 8¾x6 pb [11/2000] for $44.95 Continuum Intl. Publng hardcover [3/2001] for $74.95

Max Linder sepia headshot poster 18"x24" photo print available for $39.99 at AllPosters.com

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