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The story of this film is particularly interesting, because our old friend Max has recently undergone a very serious operation, and this is his first reappearance. He plays this little sketch with a view of assuring his friends that he has entirely recovered, and he is ably assisted by his sister and father and mother. In the picture Max arrives at his home town, is met at the station by his sister, who accompanies him home, where he meets his father and mother and all the pets of the household. The story is built around these pets and is a corking good comedy.

Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary The Harvest in Sicily (1912).

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    • Author: Xirmiu
    A tired-looking Max Linder is glad to get home; it must be a strenuous life, being a boulevardier in Paris. The family is glad to see him, and so is the dog, but the pony isn't. The darned beast keeps attacking him.

    Max Linder was the first major international comedy star and this is a pleasant change of pace for his character. As with all families, no one takes him very seriously, particularly the trick pony who is his nemesis in this short, a clever little animal. Marcelle Leuvielle, whose only known screen appearance this is, is a fetching young woman who spends much of her time laughing at Max' discomfiture.
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    • Author: Phalaken
    Moving picturedom has missed Max Linder, that genial comedian of the French Pathe Company. He has been very sick. This little comedy, so the first leader says, was enacted by him, with his father, mother and sister, to reassure his old friends, the patrons of moving pictures. We are glad to have him back again. There is no one else who is Max. The picture is a joy forever, and hearty laugh followed hearty laugh throughout the film. Not only is this comedy, which has no definite situation, full of amusement in its whimsical turns and unexpected happenings; but its views of a country place are lovely. There is a very humorous dog in it, and a very amusing trick pony. It is a first class picture. Good health to Max. May he give us many more pictures. - The Moving Picture World, May 25, 1912
  • Credited cast:
    Max Linder Max Linder - Max
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Jean Leuvielle Jean Leuvielle - Le père
    Marcelle Leuvielle Marcelle Leuvielle - La soeur
    Suzanne Leuvielle Suzanne Leuvielle - La mère
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