director: Unknown
year: 1907
country: France
history notes: Unidentified Film No. 174
alternative titles: Ein gestörtes Rendezvous, Lachen von Dunnemals, Lustiger Kintopp aus den Jahren 1904-1906

This film has been identified thanks to contributions from members of the Lost FIlms community.

Ein gestörtes Rendezvous (A Disturbed Meeting). A woman pretends to be sick; her husband bids farewell [frame scan 1]. The lover arrives, starts to undress. The husband returns unexpectedly [frame scan 2]. His wife pleads forgiveness [frame scan 3]. On the stairs, the caught lover gets dressed again and disguises himself as a woman in another apartment [frame scan 4]. A man makes a pass at him on the street [frame scan 5]: A slapstick chase begins!

Cast: Max Linder (?)
Length: 64m
Format: 35mm, 1.19:1 (originally 1.33:1)
Picture/Sound: b/w, silent (with synchronised soundtrack)
Notes: Featured here as an item from the 1936 German compilation film "Lachen von dunnemals" (Laughter from way-back-when; Prod: Ferdinand Althoffs Historische Filmschau, Berlin; Dir: Friedrich Martin)

Source notes
Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen

The man in the frame scans is Max Linder. Judging by the age of the film and of what I've heard this looks like "Les péripéties d'un amant" from 1907. It was made by Pathé Freres. Copies are held in Berlin and Bois d'Arcy.
Here's more information on the film:
http://www.maxlinder.de/peripetiesdunamant.htm