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| Moving Picture World, 06-January-1917 |
Meanwhile, back at Essanay, partner George Spoor was looking for a
comedian to take Charlie Chaplin's place. He signed international star
Max Linder. Linder had appeared in early Pathé slapstick comedies in
France. He became a major star before World War One. There is some
confusion about what he did in the war, but he was wounded or became
seriously ill and newspapers reported that he had died. This was not
true, but the French film industry, the most powerful in the world
before the war, had mostly shut down. Max took the offer from Essanay
and came to America, signing a deal to make six short films. The first
two did poorly and the third did only a little better, so that was the
end of the series.
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| Moving Picture World, 13-January-1917 |
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| Moving Picture World, 13-January-1917 |
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| Moving Picture World, 20-January-1917 |
Max Linder's first US production was "Max Comes Across." He directed with the help of interpreters.
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