The Marriage Circle

• Monte Blue: Dr. Franz Braun
• Florence Vidor: Charlotte Brown
• Adolphe Menjou: Professor Joseph Stock
• Marie Prevost: Mizzi Stock
• Harry Myers: detective
• Esther Ralston: Miss Hofer

The Marriage Circle is an English comedy of errors by Ernst Lubitsch from the 1924 silent film was based on the play Just a Dream by Lothar Schmidt.; the movie title is an operetta " very loosely based Molière " by Herman Haller and Rideamus ( 1921) borrowed. In 1932, Lubitsch with One hour with you a sound film remake.

Content

Vienna: Joseph Mizzi and floor are a married couple, have, however, long time nothing more to say. They spend the morning in order to harm little mean and Mizzi threatens once more to leave Joseph - what they take back because they know that they would make him so happy. She learns that her best friend Charlotte bored in the city, inviting them to visit them and get to know this also her husband. Mizzi decides after the morning argument with her husband to take a taxi to her. The taxi is reserved, the driver can be Mizzi bribe and then takes pity than the actual passenger is running scared because you pressed for time: both ultimately share the taxi and Joseph sees it from his room. He leaves his wife shade from now on by a detective to his wife move to divorce as quickly as possible because of infidelity can.

In the taxi, meanwhile, Mizzi is coming back so close to the passenger zoom and flirts with such abandon that he prematurely leaves the taxi and its flowers forget the car. Mizzi arrives at Charlotte and the joy of reunion is great, especially since Mizzi gives her the forgotten in the car flowers. Also, Charlotte's husband, the neurologist Dr. Franz Braun, a true - it is the man out of the taxi.

The next morning Franz's colleague Dr. Gustav Mueller caught up with him from home, since both have the same commute. Gustav is in love with Charlotte and indicates a rose that makes Charlotte accidentally, as a sign of favor. Charlotte again just wanted to pick a bouquet for her husband, who in turn loses unnoticed the roses. After Gustav and Franz are worn, Charlotte noticed the flowers on the ground and decides to put her husband in his medical practice for speech. There again, the lovesick Mizzi has arrived and wants to seduce Francis, who defends itself. Gustav turn believes to have Franz caught in a compromising situation with his wife and is surprised when a short time afterwards enters the practice. There is a dispute between Charlotte and her husband, who is, however, settled the next day.

Charlotte is a party and wants Mizzi place next to Franz. The swapped the cards, so he would sit next to Miss Hofer, which in turn brings to mind Charlotte, he would be interested in Miss Hofer. Now you does everything possible to prevent any contact between Miss Hofer and Franz and let him instead to dance with her ​​best friend Mizzi. Later there will be a by Franz unwanted, secret meetings with Mizzi, which in turn ends by Charlotte suspected an affair between her husband and Miss Hofer. As Mizzi Gustav zusteckt a card and it means they 'll wait in the car for him, and Charlotte turn repellent on Francis reacts attempts at reconciliation, he goes to Mizzi. He follows her even in the apartment because he has to call a taxi for the return trip and has Mizzi's overtures rugged back. When leaving her apartment he forgets his hat. Charlotte, in turn, has now received a visit from Gustav, who can kiss her because she thinks he's her husband. She throws him out of her house then.

The detective has seen Mizzi and Franz have disappeared together in the house. He passes the information to Joseph continued throwing Mizzi from the apartment. He brings Franz next day his hat over and thanked him that he could get rid of with his help his wife. In his practice, Franz turn receives a letter Mizzi in which they him for her situation - she now lives in a hotel - blames: He would not have come to her apartment to tell her that he did not love her. She forces him to a meeting in their hotel. In the hotel room, however, appears unexpectedly Charlotte, who wants to stand by her friend and know that because man is responsible for their situation. As Mizzi briefly leaves the room, Franz depends on the room and Charlotte recognizes the relationships. She tears the letter Mizzi, Franz relieved, but read it after her husband is gone. Since Mizzi complained about the fact the dismissive attitude of Franz, Charlotte forgives her husband and does Mizzi fall.

Back home, she wants revenge on Francis by " confessing " the brief tryst with Gustav, but wants to protect it, and fight any of Geküsse with her from the night before. Franz turn, the amused and thinks that Charlotte just wants to trick him anyway, Gustav means to do so, as if both had kissed, and he admits everything and Charlotte satisfied leaves the scene. Franz turn amused and Gustav remains clueless. In his car he drives past Mizzi, who promptly makes eyes at him and must go into his car.

Production

The Marriage Circle was the second film by Rosita, the Ernst Lubitsch in the USA. The film was shot from September to October 1923 in the Warner Brothers West Coast studios. The film had on February 3, 1924 beach Theatre in New York City and Grauman's Rialto in Los Angeles Premiere.

Criticism

Herbert Jhering found that " this second American film directed by Ernst Lubitsch [ ... ] probably the schlackenloseste, the most perfect film, which was created until now, [ is ]. The most perfect, because the filmischste. " Lexicon of the International film called The Marriage Circle as" marital farce with convincing actors that already takes up all the ingredients that later once the famous Lubitsch touch ' make up. "