Max's First Job (1910)

Max presents himself with a letter of introduction to Mr. Charles Pathé. He is then passed from hand to hand until he finds himself facing a director who has him do a few tests: singing, dancing, performing a somersault, receiving a slap. Some time later, he is summoned for a screen test. We then see him at odds with his wife and especially his mother-in-law, who end up throwing him out of a window and then successively hurling a table, a wardrobe, a mattress, etc., at him while he is being filmed. Finally, the director asks him to make a face in front of the camera. And that's when Max rebels and turns against his tormentors.

Released

1910-10-01

Genres

Comedy

Runtime

7 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Louis J. Gasnier, Max Linder

TMDB rating

5.2/10 from 15 votes