Be My Wife is a 1921 American silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Max Linder.

As described in a film magazine,[2] Max (Linder) is seeking the hand of Mary (Allen), but he has a rival and her Aunt Agatha (Rankin) objects to him.

There is a wife who suspects her husband of flirting and retaliates by picking a few lovers herself.

He then attempts to win over his sweetheart by impersonating a burglar in a terrific struggle with himself in an adjoining room while Mary, his rival, and Aunt Agatha listen to the fight.

He steps forth "victorious and wins her hand, and the crabby aunt accepts him as her nephew-in-law.