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“Max Linder was the first film comedian of world stature,” wrote Walter Kerr in The Silent Clowns. Charlie Chaplin dedicated a picture of himself with the inscription “To the one and only Max – The Professor – from his Disciple.” “Max Linder is one of the funniest men I have ever seen,” said Richard Donner, director of The Omen, Superman and Lethal Weapon 1, 2, 3 and 4. “He’s astonishing.” In Hollywood, Max Linder wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Seven Years Bad Luck, seen on this DVD complete for the first time since its 1921 release and digitally mastered from an original 35mm tinted print. The hilarious misadventures begin when Max’s butler, chasing a maid, breaks an expensive full-length mirror. The butler persuades the cook, who somewhat resembles Max, to stand behind the frame and be Max’s reflection. This gag, developed by Max, has become a classic of film and even television – borrowed by everyone from the Marx Brothers to Abbott and Costello to Red Skelton.
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Max Linder was a popular French comedian of the silent era. The concept of getting laughs by placing a comedian in a haunted house was probably old even when this movie was made, and if this movie consisted of nothing more than comic scare gags, there wouldn't be much to recommend here. However, the movie was directed by Abel Gance, whose early movies emphasized bizarre visual tricks. As a result, this short is much weirder than anything you could imagine, with a startling array of bizarre creatures and weird imagery; it's actually a little scary at times. As a result, this may be one of the best examples of the comic haunted house subgenre, and it's definitely worth catching.
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Pioneering comedy legend Max Linder wrote, produced, directed and starred in Seven Years Bad Luck, now on DVD complete for the first time since its 1921 release! Hilarious misadventures begin when Max' butler, chasing a maid, breaks an expensive full-length mirror. The butler persuades the cook, who somewhat resembles Max, to stand behind the frame and be Max's reflection. This gag, developed by Max, has become a classic of film and even television borrowed by everyone from the Marx Brothers to Abbott and Costello to Red Skeleton.
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Max Linder differs from comedians at that time because of his style. Instead of surface burlesque he does act without overacted mimic and launched the comic from the movement. Like many other comedians in those days he ... was a highly gifted artist who carried out his stunts himself, e.g. his dance on telephone wires high up. Linder was also endowed with a good portion curiosity. So he insisted on learning the handling of a just now invented seaplane and work it into one of his movies. He pursued several new kind of sports and seized the opportunity to integrate individual scenes into his movies.
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The career of French silent-screen comedian Max Linder is illustrated in this documentary film compiled by his daughter Maud. The film traces his French film career from 1905 to 1915 when he appeared in hundreds of one-reel comedies. Even the great Charlie Chaplin admits Linder as his greatest influence and teacher. The film ... covers his Hollywood career with excerpts from his work in the 1920s. Linder possessed a superb degree of athletic ability and charm which is clearly captured in his collection of work. His untimely death in 1925 has caused him to be somewhat overlooked in the list of silent-screen comics, but this documentary goes a long way in remembering Linder as an early comic genius who influenced many of his more famous contemporaries.
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Dr. Max Linder, a Lincoln native, was raised in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He is board certified and specializes in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He received his medical degree and completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Linder has clinics and performs surgery in Lincoln, Syracuse, Tecumseh, Nebraska City and Crete. Dr. Linder and his wife Pat have three children. He enjoys golf, hunting and travel.
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