Max Takes Tonics

Max Takes Tonics
Directed by	Max Linder
Written by	Maurice Delamare (writer)
Starring	See below
Release date	1911
Country	France
Language	French

Max Takes Tonics (French: Max victime du quinquina) is a 1911 French film directed by Max Linder.

The film is also known as Max and His Prescription (United Kingdom) and Victime du quinquina (French alternative title).

Plot

Max visits a doctor who prescribes a tonic (Bordeaux of Cinchona) for him to drink every morning. Upon returning home, Max sees a large glass which was left by his wife and labeled "Souvenir de Bordeaux". He consumes it its entirety after assuming that it was his medicine. Immediately Max feels much better. Hilarity ensues as Max goes about the day in a completely drunken state.

Cast

Max Linder as Max
Georges Coquet
Lucy d'Orbel
Maurice Delamare
Georges Gorby
Gabrielle Lange
Paulette Lorsy
Jacques Vandenne

External links

Max Takes Tonics on IMDb
Max Takes Tonics is available for free download at the Internet Archive
French films of 1911
Max Takes Tonics (1911) on YouTube

Films directed by Max Linder
Actor / director	Max and His Mother-in-Law (1911) Max Takes Tonics (1911) Une nuit agitée (1912) Max Wants a Divorce (1917) Seven Years Bad Luck (1921) Be My Wife (1921) The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922)
Other work	Au Secours! (Abel Gance, 1924) * The Man in the Silk Hat (1983 documentary on Linder)

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