The Marriage Circle (1924) - full transcript
Professor Stock and his wife Mizzi are always bickering. Mizzi tries to seduce Dr. Franz Braun, the new husband of her good friend Charlotte. Dr. Braun's colleague, Dr. Mueller, who has had...
THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE
A few days... and
a few nights... in Vienna...
...still the city of
laughter and light romance.
The day starts late,
but gloriously...
...in the home
of Prof. Josef Stock.
Dearest Mizzi.
I've just learned that...
...you moved to Vienna
two months ago and I feel hurt...
...that you
didn't let me know.
I'm so anxious to see you again
and have you meet my husband...
...You and your husband
must call soon...
Affectionately.
Charlotte.
"Keep on with your cruelty...
and some day I'll leave you!"
"That's just what you want...
...but you'll not ger rid
of me so easily."
"I'm engaged and waiting
for my passenger."
"If you're in a hurry, let me
take you part of the way."
"Oh, sure...
you look beautiful!"
Charlotte, whose marriage
to Dr. Franz Braun is ideal.
Eduard Grieg
"I LOVE THEE"
...love thee, dear,
I love thee now and...
"You'll get over it...
in time!"
"Mizzi, you can't imagine
the perfect happiness
of our married life!"
...I love thee more than
any earthly creature...
"Don't be silly...
husbands are blind!"
"Did you ever see
a man like him!"
"I LOVE THEE"
"That's his favorite song."
HELIOS VIENNESE
INTERNATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY...
...I hereby employ
the Helios Detective Agency...
...to collect evidence
against my WIFE...
...and agree to pay the usual
bonus for sufficient proof...
...of misconduct to
procure a divorce. Prof. Stock.
"Professor, I never fail...
you're as good as divoced."
"Mrs. Stock has a fainting spell,
and wants Dr. Braun to come at once!"
"I thought you were ill."
"It's my heart again."
"This is Dr. Braun...
Charlotte's husband."
"I had another attack
of my heart trouble."
"You must take good
care of me."
Dr. Gustav Mueller calls
at the Braun's every morning...
...ostensibly for his partner,
but really for a glimpse...
...of his partner's wife.
"I've never seen you
look so... so beautiful!"
"I might come to your office
some day... when you are
not expecting me."
My dear Mrs. Stock...
I am convinced that...
...I am not the right physician
to treat your case...
...so please consult another.
With best wishes for...
...your speedy recovery,
Sincerely, Franz Braun
DR. FRANZ BRAUN
DR. GUSTAV MULLER
PSYCHICIST SPECIALISTS
"Any one who talks so
much can't be sick."
"Lucky Devil... to be
so loved by your own wife!"
"I want to teach him
not to throw my roses away."
"It's a very serious case."
"You see... how crazy
my wife is about me?"
"I... er... a nervous man
knocked it over."
"But I have many
patients!"
"Gustav, you're my best friend.
Please... please console her."
With the first quarrel forgotten,
the Brauns give a dinner party.
"We'll never quarrel
again... never!"
"You seem greatly interested
in Miss Hofer."
"Dr. Schmidt...
friend of mine."
"I'm sorry, but I have important
business at the club...
...that will keep me
there all night."
"He changed the place cards
so he could sit by Miss Hofer...
...but I put them back."
"Miss Hofer, I'm so
glad to see you."
There is more danger
in dancing than in dining.
"Get him Mizzi... dance
with him... talk to him...
...don't let him out
of your sight!"
"Your dress!"
"I'm afraid you'll be cold!"
"Mizzi!"
"Where's Franz?"
When a big party ends,
small parties begin.
Slip out if you can.
I'll wait in the car...
...at the corner for
ten minutes. Mizzi Stock.
"Your behaviour with Pauline Hofer
was simply... scandalous!"
"If you won't believe me...
if you can't trust me...
...then I can't stay here!"
"Dear, even if
I am cross something...
...I love you just the same."
"I merely wanted to prove
how frightfully careless...
...your husband is to leave you
alone in the dead of the night"
"How can a husband, who loves
his wife, neglect her so!"
"I love you... I just can't
help it... nobody could!"
"Wait... I'm going back
with you."
"Come upstairs... and phone
for another taxi."
"Don't worry...
he'll come back."
"You will not go back."
"I cannot live without you!"
"Prof. Stock
has gone home."
"Josef! I need love!"
"...I promised
to tell Prof. Stock...
...the result of
the last chess game."
1:10am
Dr. Braun and Mrs. Stock
arrive in taxi and enter house.
1:15am
A light is turned on
in the room.
1:22am
Shades are pulled down.
Remarks:
When I left the house after 1:50am
Dr. Braun was still there.
"Pack your things."
Then the morning, when one
can't look the sun in the face.
"Get out and leave me in peace...
or I'll tell my husband!"
"I had a terrible dream...
Gustav was kissing me!"
"That's what happens...
when you leave me alone."
"That is true...
but I give you my word...
...my visit was
entirely innocent."
"I believe you...
but nobody else will...
...and I'm delighted to
have a man of your standing...
...help me get rid
of my wife."
"By the way, Mizzi is at the
Hotel Bristol... since this morning."
"Franz! There's a man
in this... but who?"
"Hotel Bristol!"
Franz: I suppose my husband
has told you everything...
...Well, it's all your fault that
I'm in this desperate situation...
...Why did you come
to my house at all...
...if you merely wanted to tell me
that you did not love me?
...If you are not here
by 10 o'clock...
...I shall call
at your office. Mizzi
"Confide in me...
who is this man?"
"My husband...
and my best friend!"
"I'm innocent... I've done
nothing... Here is the proof!"
Franz: I suppose my husband
has told you everything...
...Well, it's all your fault that
I'm in this desperate situation...
...Why did you come
to my house at all...
...if you merely wanted to tell me
that you did not love me?
...If you are not here
by 10 o'clock...
...I shall call
at your office. Mizzi
"Is it my fault that your
husband fell in love with me?"
"I'll mail you a copy."
The dreaded end of
a dreadful day.
"You must talk to Charlotte...
you are the only one...
...in whom she has
perfect confidence."
"Wait, Franz, my boy...
I'll teach you a lesson...
...so you'll never look
at another woman."
"We had better go in
the back way."
"Don't ask my forgiveness...
I'm as guilty as you."
"Gustav's kiss was no dream...
it was real...
...in this room...
in that very chair!"
"Tell me... didn't you return
to this room last night?"
"And didn't we kiss
each other?"
"Fifty-fifty."
THE END
A few days... and
a few nights... in Vienna...
...still the city of
laughter and light romance.
The day starts late,
but gloriously...
...in the home
of Prof. Josef Stock.
Dearest Mizzi.
I've just learned that...
...you moved to Vienna
two months ago and I feel hurt...
...that you
didn't let me know.
I'm so anxious to see you again
and have you meet my husband...
...You and your husband
must call soon...
Affectionately.
Charlotte.
"Keep on with your cruelty...
and some day I'll leave you!"
"That's just what you want...
...but you'll not ger rid
of me so easily."
"I'm engaged and waiting
for my passenger."
"If you're in a hurry, let me
take you part of the way."
"Oh, sure...
you look beautiful!"
Charlotte, whose marriage
to Dr. Franz Braun is ideal.
Eduard Grieg
"I LOVE THEE"
...love thee, dear,
I love thee now and...
"You'll get over it...
in time!"
"Mizzi, you can't imagine
the perfect happiness
of our married life!"
...I love thee more than
any earthly creature...
"Don't be silly...
husbands are blind!"
"Did you ever see
a man like him!"
"I LOVE THEE"
"That's his favorite song."
HELIOS VIENNESE
INTERNATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY...
...I hereby employ
the Helios Detective Agency...
...to collect evidence
against my WIFE...
...and agree to pay the usual
bonus for sufficient proof...
...of misconduct to
procure a divorce. Prof. Stock.
"Professor, I never fail...
you're as good as divoced."
"Mrs. Stock has a fainting spell,
and wants Dr. Braun to come at once!"
"I thought you were ill."
"It's my heart again."
"This is Dr. Braun...
Charlotte's husband."
"I had another attack
of my heart trouble."
"You must take good
care of me."
Dr. Gustav Mueller calls
at the Braun's every morning...
...ostensibly for his partner,
but really for a glimpse...
...of his partner's wife.
"I've never seen you
look so... so beautiful!"
"I might come to your office
some day... when you are
not expecting me."
My dear Mrs. Stock...
I am convinced that...
...I am not the right physician
to treat your case...
...so please consult another.
With best wishes for...
...your speedy recovery,
Sincerely, Franz Braun
DR. FRANZ BRAUN
DR. GUSTAV MULLER
PSYCHICIST SPECIALISTS
"Any one who talks so
much can't be sick."
"Lucky Devil... to be
so loved by your own wife!"
"I want to teach him
not to throw my roses away."
"It's a very serious case."
"You see... how crazy
my wife is about me?"
"I... er... a nervous man
knocked it over."
"But I have many
patients!"
"Gustav, you're my best friend.
Please... please console her."
With the first quarrel forgotten,
the Brauns give a dinner party.
"We'll never quarrel
again... never!"
"You seem greatly interested
in Miss Hofer."
"Dr. Schmidt...
friend of mine."
"I'm sorry, but I have important
business at the club...
...that will keep me
there all night."
"He changed the place cards
so he could sit by Miss Hofer...
...but I put them back."
"Miss Hofer, I'm so
glad to see you."
There is more danger
in dancing than in dining.
"Get him Mizzi... dance
with him... talk to him...
...don't let him out
of your sight!"
"Your dress!"
"I'm afraid you'll be cold!"
"Mizzi!"
"Where's Franz?"
When a big party ends,
small parties begin.
Slip out if you can.
I'll wait in the car...
...at the corner for
ten minutes. Mizzi Stock.
"Your behaviour with Pauline Hofer
was simply... scandalous!"
"If you won't believe me...
if you can't trust me...
...then I can't stay here!"
"Dear, even if
I am cross something...
...I love you just the same."
"I merely wanted to prove
how frightfully careless...
...your husband is to leave you
alone in the dead of the night"
"How can a husband, who loves
his wife, neglect her so!"
"I love you... I just can't
help it... nobody could!"
"Wait... I'm going back
with you."
"Come upstairs... and phone
for another taxi."
"Don't worry...
he'll come back."
"You will not go back."
"I cannot live without you!"
"Prof. Stock
has gone home."
"Josef! I need love!"
"...I promised
to tell Prof. Stock...
...the result of
the last chess game."
1:10am
Dr. Braun and Mrs. Stock
arrive in taxi and enter house.
1:15am
A light is turned on
in the room.
1:22am
Shades are pulled down.
Remarks:
When I left the house after 1:50am
Dr. Braun was still there.
"Pack your things."
Then the morning, when one
can't look the sun in the face.
"Get out and leave me in peace...
or I'll tell my husband!"
"I had a terrible dream...
Gustav was kissing me!"
"That's what happens...
when you leave me alone."
"That is true...
but I give you my word...
...my visit was
entirely innocent."
"I believe you...
but nobody else will...
...and I'm delighted to
have a man of your standing...
...help me get rid
of my wife."
"By the way, Mizzi is at the
Hotel Bristol... since this morning."
"Franz! There's a man
in this... but who?"
"Hotel Bristol!"
Franz: I suppose my husband
has told you everything...
...Well, it's all your fault that
I'm in this desperate situation...
...Why did you come
to my house at all...
...if you merely wanted to tell me
that you did not love me?
...If you are not here
by 10 o'clock...
...I shall call
at your office. Mizzi
"Confide in me...
who is this man?"
"My husband...
and my best friend!"
"I'm innocent... I've done
nothing... Here is the proof!"
Franz: I suppose my husband
has told you everything...
...Well, it's all your fault that
I'm in this desperate situation...
...Why did you come
to my house at all...
...if you merely wanted to tell me
that you did not love me?
...If you are not here
by 10 o'clock...
...I shall call
at your office. Mizzi
"Is it my fault that your
husband fell in love with me?"
"I'll mail you a copy."
The dreaded end of
a dreadful day.
"You must talk to Charlotte...
you are the only one...
...in whom she has
perfect confidence."
"Wait, Franz, my boy...
I'll teach you a lesson...
...so you'll never look
at another woman."
"We had better go in
the back way."
"Don't ask my forgiveness...
I'm as guilty as you."
"Gustav's kiss was no dream...
it was real...
...in this room...
in that very chair!"
"Tell me... didn't you return
to this room last night?"
"And didn't we kiss
each other?"
"Fifty-fifty."
THE END