| Max Wants a Divorce | |
| Director: | Max Linder |
| Starring: | See below |
| Studio: | Essanay Studios |
| Distributor: | Essanay Studios |
| Runtime: | 2 reels |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English language intertitles |
Max Wants a Divorce is a 1917 American short film directed by Max Linder.
Max is forced to choose between losing his newly-wedded wife and a fortune. He hits upon a brilliant scheme: He will give his wife grounds for a divorce, secure the money, and then make his ex-wife Mrs. Linder again. He goes through any amount of trouble in helping her to get the necessary evidence, only to find that it is all a mistake on the part of a stupid lawyer - the money and the wife are both to be his. -- Edward Weitzel, Moving Picture World (April 7, 1917)
The film premiered at the Strand Theatre in New York City on 26 March 1917. A restored print was presented by Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival on 1 June 2014.
