Max: Jockey for Love (1913)
Max meets the Countess Duvienne in a very distressing moment, for she has just learned that her jockey will be unable to ride her horse, the favorite for the owner's stakes. In that irresistible way of his, Max volunteers to ride in the jockey's stead, the countess thanks him but cannot accept his offer, because of his excessive weight. The gallant Max, nothing daunted, decides to reduce. After running a mile with a forty-pound dumbbell, he looks like a wet rag, but goes gamely to a Turkish bath. This treatment brings Max down to weight, and mounted on the countess' horse. Max fights every stride of the tight race, hut wins, not only the race, but the countess as well.
Director: Max Linder, René Leprince
Runtime: 12 min
Release Date: March 21, 1913
Cast
- Max Linder - Max
Original Language: fr
More Films by Director: Max Linder, René Leprince
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Max: Jockey for Love about?
- Max meets the Countess Duvienne in a very distressing moment, for she has just learned that her jockey will be unable to ride her horse, the favorite for the owner's stakes. In that irresistible way of his, Max volunteers to ride in the jockey's stead, the countess thanks him but cannot accept his offer, because of his excessive weight. The gallant Max, nothing daunted, decides to reduce. After running a mile with a forty-pound dumbbell, he looks like a wet rag, but goes gamely to a Turkish bath. This treatment brings Max down to weight, and mounted on the countess' horse. Max fights every stride of the tight race, hut wins, not only the race, but the countess as well.
- Who directed Max: Jockey for Love?
- Max: Jockey for Love was directed by Max Linder, René Leprince.
- Who stars in Max: Jockey for Love?
- Max: Jockey for Love stars Max Linder.
- How long is Max: Jockey for Love?
- Max: Jockey for Love has a runtime of 12m (12 minutes).