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L’Obsession de la belle-mère
Also known as Tormented by His Mother-in-Law in the USA
(1908) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Max Linder

Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes production; distributed by Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as Tormented by His Mother-in-Law (at 344 feet) by Pathé Frères on 6 June 1908.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive [incomplete 35mm positive].

Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 8 March 2011.

References: Website-AFI; Website-GEM; Website-IMDb.