The Marriage Circle

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The Marriage Circle

1924

1h 30m

Comedy

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In Vienna, Dr. Franz Braun (Monte Blue) and his wife, Charlotte (Florence Vidor), are exceptionally happy in their marriage -- until Charlotte's best friend, Mitzi (Marie Prevost), starts flirting with Franz. Mitzi's suspicious husband, Professor Josef Stock (Adolphe Menjou), hires a detective to investigate her infidelities, and the inquiry soon begins to focus on Franz. Meanwhile, Franz's business partner, Dr. Gustav Mueller (Creighton Hale), hopes to comfort the disconsolate Charlotte.

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Mabel McElliott

New York Daily News

05/18/2021

Florence Vidor is delightful, and Monte Blue excellent. Adolphe Menjou has a smile more eloquent than polysyllables, which makes him eminently eligible for the silent drama, as it's called.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

10/12/2015

For his second American film, from 1923, Ernst Lubitsch turned a drawing-room farce into bittersweet chamber music-which, aptly, plays out in Vienna.

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NYT Staff

New York Times

03/25/2006

It is unalloyed bliss to watch The Marriage Circle.

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Robert E. Sherwood

LIFE

10/07/2021

Lubitsch, because of his pictorial instinct, has managed to get along very nicely without excessive words. In acting, The Marriage Circle is most fortunate.

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Iris Barry

The Spectator

07/02/2019

The Marriage Circle may well silence those who claim that the film cannot compare as a dramatic form with the stage-play. For this is at once perfect cinematography and perfect conventional drama.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

01/11/2013

B

Hit the spot back in the day and has value today of capturing a vanishing era.

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02/01/2019

The best comedy romance movie ever made!

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04/04/2013

Unlike most films of the silent era, "The Marriage Circle" derives is humor from its biting social satire rather than Vaudeville-era motifs (i.e., situational comedy), although the film takes a more serious turn during its second half. Despite the "vamp"-type of character, Lubitch's subversive take on marriage and the petty jealousies that accompany monogamous relationships make this film feel strikingly modern.

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07/28/2012

Charming early Lubitsch.

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07/28/2012

A little on the boring side. Could barely watch it... and I like Lubitsch.

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Florence Vidor

Charlotte Braun

Monte Blue

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Marie Prevost

Mizzi Stock

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Dr. Gustav Mueller

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Synopsis

In Vienna, Dr. Franz Braun (Monte Blue) and his wife, Charlotte (Florence Vidor), are exceptionally happy in their marriage -- until Charlotte's best friend, Mitzi (Marie Prevost), starts flirting with Franz. Mitzi's suspicious husband, Professor Josef Stock (Adolphe Menjou), hires a detective to investigate her infidelities, and the inquiry soon begins to focus on Franz. Meanwhile, Franz's business partner, Dr. Gustav Mueller (Creighton Hale), hopes to comfort the disconsolate Charlotte.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Comedy
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 1924, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2012
Runtime: 1h 30m

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