The Marriage Circle

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The Marriage Circle

Released Jan 16, 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

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.

May 18, 2021

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

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

Oct 12, 2015

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NYT Staff

New York Times

It is unalloyed bliss to watch The Marriage Circle.

Mar 25, 2006

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Robert E. Sherwood

LIFE

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

Oct 7, 2021

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Iris Barry

The Spectator

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.

Jul 2, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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

Rated: B

Jan 11, 2013

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The best comedy romance movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Charming early Lubitsch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Ernst Lubitsch

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Florence Vidor

Charlotte Braun

Monte Blue

Dr. Franz Braun

Marie Prevost

Mizzi Stock

Creighton Hale

Dr. Gustav Mueller

Adolphe Menjou

Professor Josef Stock

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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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