Max Linder in: The Surprises of a Flirtation (Les surprises de l'amour) (1909)

Also known as Love's Surprises

1909 · Silent film · 6 min · dir. Max Linder

• Comedy

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Synopsis

A man, his wife and their two sons are having a meal. One of the sons leaves the room pretending to be ill and collects a bunch of flowers form a cupboard and goes out. The other son takes a bunch of flowers from under his bed and he too leaves, followed by their father, also carrying flowers. The two sons and their father call on the same young women one after the other; as each arrives, the previous suitor is hidden in a piece of furniture: the father under a chair cover, one son in a…

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Details

Director

Max Linder

Released

1909-10-16

Original title

Les Surprises de L'amour

Running time

6 minutes

Cast & crew

• Max Linder Director
• Max Linder
• Jacques Vandenne

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